2. Bundesliga (Week 5) : Braunschweig beats Sandhausen 2-1
GERMANY, Sep. 17, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 5: Five wins in a row for Eintracht Braunschweig. After their success against Würzburger Kickers, FC St. Pauli, FC Nürnberg and Erzgebirge Aue, Eintracht Braunschweig continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory over SV Sandhausen this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Nyman Christoffer ('62) and Hernandez Onel ('74).
Eintracht Braunschweig remains in first place with 15 points from 5 games, a 5-point lead over runner-up Würzburger Kickers.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of September 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Würzburger Kickers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | FC Heidenheim | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Stuttgart | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | VfL Bochum | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 1860 Munich | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | SV Sandhausen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 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 Nürnberg | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 2 |
| 18 | FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Eintracht Braunschweig
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Eintracht Braunschweig 6-1 FC Nürnberg (28 Aug.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Stuttgart - Eintracht Braunschweig (20 Sep.)
SV Sandhausen
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:SV Sandhausen 2-0 FC Kaiserslautern (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:SV Sandhausen 2-0 FC Kaiserslautern (11 Sep.)
- Next game:SV Sandhausen - FC Heidenheim (20 Sep.)
- 17 September 2016
- 13:00
- Braunschweig
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 |
| 2 | Würzburger Kickers | 10 |
| 3 |  FC Heidenheim | 10 |
| 4 |  Stuttgart | 9 |
| 5 |  Union Berlin | 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 | 0-1 | Stuttgart | |
| FC Heidenheim | 2-0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2-1 | 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 |  | |