2. Bundesliga (Week 11) : Hannover beats Würzburg 3-1
GERMANY, Oct. 30, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 11: After losing 2-1 to Union Berlin on October 23 and 2-0 to FC Nürnberg on October 23, Hannover 96 returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Würzburger Kickers this Sunday.
Martin Harnik scored dual goals
Würzburger Kickers had started off well by taking the lead in the 24th minute with a goal by Soriano Elia. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Hannover 96 players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Harnik '59 on penalty, '90 and Klaus '67).
Hannover 96 climbed to third place with 20 points from 11 games, 2 points behind VfB Stuttgart.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of October 30, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | FC Heidenheim | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | Würzburger Kickers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | FC Nürnberg | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | SV Sandhausen | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | FC Kaiserslautern | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | 1860 Munich | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Hannover 96
- Position: 3 +2
- Best performance of the season:FC Kaiserslautern 0-4 Hannover 96 (5 Aug.)
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 2-0 Hannover 96 (23 Oct.)
- Next game:Eintracht Braunschweig - Hannover 96 (6 Nov.)
Würzburger Kickers
- Position: 7 -1
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Würzburger Kickers 0-2 Karlsruher SC (21 Oct.)
- Next game:Würzburger Kickers - FC St. Pauli (7 Nov.)
Hannover 96
3:1
Würzburger Kickers
3:1 (0:1)
- 30 October 2016
- 13:30
- Hanover
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 25 |
| 2 |  Stuttgart | 22 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 20 |
| 4 |  Union Berlin | 20 |
| 5 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 |
Week 11 Results
| Friday 28 October 2016 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1-0 | SV Sandhausen |  | |
 | 1860 Munich | 6-2 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
| Dynamo Dresden | 3-2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | | |
| Saturday 29 October 2016 | ||||
| Union Berlin | 0-1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0-1 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |
| Sunday 30 October 2016 | ||||
 | VfL Bochum | 2-1 | FC Heidenheim |  |
| Hannover 96 | 3-1 | Würzburger Kickers | |
 | Karlsruher SC | 1-3 | Stuttgart | |
| Monday 31 October 2016 | ||||
 | FC St. Pauli | 20:15 | FC Nürnberg |  |