2. Bundesliga (Week 2) : Nürnberg hold Heidenheim to 1-1
GERMANY, Aug. 12, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 2: FC Heidenheim was held to a 1-1 draw by FC Nürnberg on Friday.
FC Nürnberg players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Slovak forward Jakub Sylvestr in the 11th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by FC Heidenheim with a saving goal from FC Heidenheim forward Denis Thomalla in the 56th minute.
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 climbed to first place with 4 points from 2 games, one point ahead of runner-up Hannover 96, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of August 12, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Heidenheim | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Hannover 96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Erzgebirge Aue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | VfL Bochum | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | FC Nürnberg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | SV Sandhausen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | FC St. Pauli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Union Berlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Würzburger Kickers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | 1860 Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | FC Kaiserslautern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 8 +1
- Previous game:Dynamo Dresden 1-1 FC Nürnberg (6 Aug.)
- Next game:Eintracht Braunschweig - FC Nürnberg (28 Aug.)
1. FC Heidenheim 1846
- Position: 1 +4
- Best performance of the season:FC Heidenheim 1-0 Erzgebirge Aue (7 Aug.)
- Previous game:FC Heidenheim 1-0 Erzgebirge Aue (7 Aug.)
- Next game:FC Heidenheim - Würzburger Kickers (26 Aug.)
FC Nürnberg
1:1
FC Heidenheim
1:1 (1:0)
- 12 August 2016
- 18:30
- Nuremberg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Heidenheim | 4 |
| 2 |  Hannover 96 | 3 |
| 3 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 |
| 3 |  Erzgebirge Aue | 3 |
| 3 |  Stuttgart | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 12 August 2016 | ||||
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2-0 | SV Sandhausen |  |
| FC Nürnberg | 1-1 | FC Heidenheim | |
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20:30 | Stuttgart | |
| Saturday 13 August 2016 | ||||
 | Karlsruher SC | 13:00 | VfL Bochum |  |
 | FC St. Pauli | 15:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| Sunday 14 August 2016 | ||||
| Hannover 96 | 13:30 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |
 | 1860 Munich | 15:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
| Würzburger Kickers | 15:30 | FC Kaiserslautern |  | |
| Monday 15 August 2016 | ||||
 | Union Berlin | 20:15 | Dynamo Dresden | |