2. Bundesliga (Week 8) : Hannover beats St. Pauli 2-0
GERMANY, Oct. 1, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 8: Three wins in a row for Hannover 96. After their success against Karlsruher SC and 1860 Munich, Hannover 96 continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over FC St. Pauli this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Karaman ('75) and Klaus ('90).
Hannover 96 climbed to second place with 17 points from 8 games, only one point behind Eintracht Braunschweig, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of October 1, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | Hannover 96 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | FC Heidenheim | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Stuttgart | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | VfL Bochum | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Würzburger Kickers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | SV Sandhausen | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | 1860 Munich | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Karlsruher SC | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | FC Nürnberg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Erzgebirge Aue | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | FC St. Pauli | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 5 |
| 17 | FC Kaiserslautern | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 5 |
| 18 | Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Hannover 96
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:FC Kaiserslautern 0-4 Hannover 96 (5 Aug.)
- Previous game:1860 Munich 0-2 Hannover 96 (25 Sep.)
- Next game:Union Berlin - Hannover 96 (16 Oct.)
FC St. Pauli
- Position: 16 -1
- Best performance of the season:FC St. Pauli 2-1 Arminia Bielefeld (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Union Berlin 2-0 FC St. Pauli (26 Sep.)
- Next game:FC St. Pauli - Erzgebirge Aue (14 Oct.)
Hannover 96
2:0
FC St. Pauli
2:0 (0:0)
- 1 October 2016
- 13:00
- Hanover
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 18 |
| 2 | Hannover 96 | 17 |
| 3 |  FC Heidenheim | 14 |
| 4 |  Union Berlin | 14 |
| 5 |  Stuttgart | 13 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 30 September 2016 | ||||
 | FC Nürnberg | 2-0 | Union Berlin | |
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 2-4 | VfL Bochum |  |
 | SV Sandhausen | 2-0 | Dynamo Dresden | |
| Saturday 1 October 2016 | ||||
| Hannover 96 | 2-0 | FC St. Pauli | |
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-1 | Karlsruher SC |  |
| Sunday 2 October 2016 | ||||
| Würzburger Kickers | 13:30 | 1860 Munich |  | |
| FC Heidenheim | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
| Monday 3 October 2016 | ||||
| Stuttgart | 20:15 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |