2. Bundesliga (Week 12) : Heidenheim defeats Karlsruhe 2-1
GERMANY, Nov. 4, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 12: After losing 2-1 to VfL Bochum on October 30, FC Heidenheim bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Karlsruher SC this Friday.
Karlsruher SC midfielder Hiroki Yamada opened the score in the 28th minute, before seeing FC Heidenheim catch up in the 36th minute thanks to Marc Schnatterer penalty kick. 1-1 at half time. FC Heidenheim eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Griesbeck with just 8 minutes remaining in regulation time.
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 climbed to second place with 22 points from 12 games, 3 points behind Eintracht Braunschweig, which has a game in hand.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | FC Heidenheim | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 8 | FC Nürnberg | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Würzburger Kickers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 16 |
| 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 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 11 |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 10 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
1. FC Heidenheim 1846
- Position: 2 +4
- Best performance of the season:FC Heidenheim 3-0 FC Kaiserslautern (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:VfL Bochum 2-1 FC Heidenheim (30 Oct.)
- Next game:Arminia Bielefeld - FC Heidenheim (18 Nov.)
Karlsruher SC
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Würzburger Kickers 0-2 Karlsruher SC (21 Oct.)
- Previous game:Karlsruher SC 1-3 Stuttgart (30 Oct.)
- Next game:Karlsruher SC - SV Sandhausen (19 Nov.)
- 4 November 2016
- 18:30
- Heidenheim
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 25 |
| 2 | FC Heidenheim | 22 |
| 3 |  Stuttgart | 22 |
| 4 |  Hannover 96 | 20 |
| 5 |  Union Berlin | 20 |
Week 12 Results
| Friday 4 November 2016 | ||||
| FC Heidenheim | 2-1 | Karlsruher SC | |
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1-2 | FC Nürnberg |  |
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0-3 | Dynamo Dresden | |
| Saturday 5 November 2016 | ||||
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:00 | Union Berlin | |
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13:00 | VfL Bochum |  |
| Sunday 6 November 2016 | ||||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 13:30 | Hannover 96 | |
 | SV Sandhausen | 13:30 | 1860 Munich |  |
| Stuttgart | 13:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
| Monday 7 November 2016 | ||||
| Würzburger Kickers | 20:15 | FC St. Pauli |  | |