2. Bundesliga (Week 17) : Nürnberg beats FCK 2-1
GERMANY, Dec. 19, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 17: Two wins in a row for FC Nürnberg. After their 0-2 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf on December 9, FC Nürnberg continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory over FC Kaiserslautern this Monday.
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 Behrens ('51) and Burgstaller ('90).
1. FC Nürnberg climbed to 9th place with 25 points from 17 games, tie on points with Fortuna Düsseldorf.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 19, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 34 |
| 2 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | FC Heidenheim | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Würzburger Kickers | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | FC Nürnberg | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | SV Sandhausen | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 24 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 21 |
| 13 | FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | 1860 Munich | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 14 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 14 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 13 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Karlsruher SC 0-3 FC Nürnberg (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-2 FC Nürnberg (9 Dec.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - Dynamo Dresden (29 Jan.)
1. FC Kaiserslautern
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:FC Kaiserslautern 3-0 VfL Bochum (24 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Kaiserslautern 0-0 Erzgebirge Aue (10 Dec.)
- Next game:Hannover 96 - FC Kaiserslautern (30 Jan.)
FC Nürnberg
2:1
FC Kaiserslautern
2:1 (0:0)
- 19 December 2016
- 20:15
- Nuremberg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 |
| 2 |  Hannover 96 | 32 |
| 3 |  Stuttgart | 32 |
| 4 |  FC Heidenheim | 29 |
| 5 |  Union Berlin | 28 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 16 December 2016 | ||||
 | 1860 Munich | 1-1 | FC Heidenheim | |
| Union Berlin | 1-1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 0-0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
 | Karlsruher SC | 0-0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
 | FC St. Pauli | 1-1 | VfL Bochum |  |
| Sunday 18 December 2016 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1-2 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| Hannover 96 | 0-0 | SV Sandhausen |  |
| Würzburger Kickers | 3-0 | Stuttgart | | |
| Monday 19 December 2016 | ||||
| FC Nürnberg | 2-1 | FC Kaiserslautern | |