2. Bundesliga (Week 5) : Bochum beats Nürnberg 5-4
GERMANY, Sep. 16, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 5: After losing 2-0 to Würzburger Kickers on September 9, VfL Bochum returned to winning ways with a 5-4 victory over FC Nürnberg this Friday.
Mlapa Peniel scored dual goals
Three goals for both sides during the first half, Stöger (4e), Bastians (7e on penalty) and Mlapa Peniel (27e) for VfL Bochum, Salli (18e, 45e on penalty) and Bulthuis Dave (34e) for FC Nürnberg. After the break, VfL Bochum settled the issue with two additional goals by Mlapa Peniel ('55) and Quaschner Nils ('90).
VfL Bochum climbed to fifth place with 8 points from 5 games, tie on points with SG Dynamo Dresden, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of September 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Würzburger Kickers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Union Berlin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | FC Heidenheim | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 1860 Munich | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | SV Sandhausen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Erzgebirge Aue | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | FC St. Pauli | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | FC Kaiserslautern | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 2 |
| 18 | FC Nürnberg | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
VfL Bochum
- Position: 5 +6
- Best performance of the season:VfL Bochum 5-4 FC Nürnberg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Würzburger Kickers 2-0 VfL Bochum (9 Sep.)
- Next game:Fortuna Düsseldorf - VfL Bochum (20 Sep.)
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 18 -1
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 1-2 1860 Munich (12 Sep.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - SpVgg Greuther Fürth (20 Sep.)
- 16 September 2016
- 18:30
- Bochum
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 |
| 2 | Würzburger Kickers | 10 |
| 3 |  Union Berlin | 8 |
| 4 | Dynamo Dresden | 8 |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 8 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 16 September 2016 | ||||
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0-3 | Würzburger Kickers | |
 | 1860 Munich | 1-2 | Union Berlin | |
| VfL Bochum | 5-4 | FC Nürnberg | |
| Saturday 17 September 2016 | ||||
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:00 | Stuttgart |  |
 | FC Heidenheim | 13:00 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 13:00 | SV Sandhausen |  |
| Sunday 18 September 2016 | ||||
| Dynamo Dresden | 13:30 | Erzgebirge Aue |  | |
 | Karlsruher SC | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli |  |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 13:30 | Hannover 96 |  | |