2. Bundesliga (Week 2) : Karlsruhe and Bochum tied at 1-1
GERMANY, Aug. 13, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 2: VfL Bochum was held to a 1-1 draw by Karlsruher SC on Saturday.
VfL Bochum players started off well by taking the lead thanks to VfL Bochum defender Stefano Celozzi in the 34th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Karlsruher SC with a saving goal from Diamantakos Dimitris in the 65th minute.
VfL Bochum climbed to first place with 4 points from 2 games, tie on points with runner-up 1. FC Heidenheim 1846.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of August 13, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FC Heidenheim | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Erzgebirge Aue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Stuttgart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FC Nürnberg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Arminia Bielefeld | 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
Karlsruher SC
- Position: 10 +1
- Previous game:Arminia Bielefeld 0-0 Karlsruher SC (7 Aug.)
- Next game:Karlsruher SC - 1860 Munich (27 Aug.)
VfL Bochum
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:VfL Bochum 2-1 Union Berlin (6 Aug.)
- Previous game:VfL Bochum 2-1 Union Berlin (6 Aug.)
- Next game:VfL Bochum - Hannover 96 (26 Aug.)
Karlsruher SC
1:1
VfL Bochum
1:1 (0:1)
- 13 August 2016
- 13:00
- Karlsruhe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4 |
| 1 | VfL Bochum | 4 |
| 3 |  FC Heidenheim | 4 |
| 4 |  Hannover 96 | 3 |
| 5 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 12 August 2016 | ||||
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 2-0 | SV Sandhausen |  |
 | FC Nürnberg | 1-1 | FC Heidenheim | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-0 | Stuttgart |  |
| Saturday 13 August 2016 | ||||
| Karlsruher SC | 1-1 | 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 | |