2. Bundesliga (Week 3) : Braunschweig beats Nürnberg 6-1
GERMANY, Aug. 28, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 3: Three wins in a row for Eintracht Braunschweig. After their success against Würzburger Kickers and FC St. Pauli, Eintracht Braunschweig continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 6-1 victory over FC Nürnberg this Sunday.
Saulo Decarli scored dual goals
FC Nürnberg opened the score in the score in the 8th minute thanks to Guido Burgstaller, before Eintracht Braunschweig regained the advantage with Kumbela Domi ('43) and Decarli ('45). Leading 2-1 at the break, Eintracht Braunschweig players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring four times (Decarli '55, Bulthuis Dave '64/own, Omladič '87 and Nyman Christoffer '88).
Eintracht Braunschweig climbed to first place with 9 points from 3 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Hannover 96.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of August 28, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Hannover 96 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Würzburger Kickers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | FC Heidenheim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 1860 Munich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Erzgebirge Aue | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Karlsruher SC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Union Berlin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | FC Nürnberg | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
| 16 | SV Sandhausen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | FC Kaiserslautern | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Eintracht Braunschweig
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Eintracht Braunschweig 6-1 FC Nürnberg (28 Aug.)
- Previous game:FC St. Pauli 0-2 Eintracht Braunschweig (13 Aug.)
- Next game:
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 15 -4
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 1-1 FC Heidenheim (12 Aug.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - 1860 Munich (12 Sep.)
- 28 August 2016
- 13:30
- Braunschweig
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 9 |
| 2 |  Hannover 96 | 7 |
| 3 |  Stuttgart | 6 |
| 4 |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 6 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 5 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 26 August 2016 | ||||
 | SV Sandhausen | 1-2 | Stuttgart | |
 | VfL Bochum | 1-1 | Hannover 96 | |
 | FC Heidenheim | 1-2 | Würzburger Kickers | |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | ||||
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 3-2 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
 | Karlsruher SC | 0-0 | 1860 Munich |  |
| Sunday 28 August 2016 | ||||
| Dynamo Dresden | 1-0 | FC St. Pauli |  | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 6-1 | FC Nürnberg | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 4-4 | Union Berlin |  | |
| Monday 29 August 2016 | ||||
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 20:15 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |