2. Bundesliga (Week 23) : Nürnberg beats Würzburg 2-0
GERMANY, Mar. 3, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 23: Four wins in a row for Union Berlin. After their success against Arminia Bielefeld, Karlsruher SC and 1860 Munich, Union Berlin continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over Würzburger Kickers this Friday.
Union Berlin dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Sebastian Polter in the 21st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Union Berlin players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Kreilach with just 8 minutes remaining in regulation time.
1. FC Union Berlin climbed to second place with 44 points from 23 games, 3 points behind VfB Stuttgart, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of March 3, 2017) »
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Stuttgart | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 47 |
2 | Union Berlin | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 44 |
3 | Hannover 96 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 42 |
4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 40 |
5 | Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 35 |
6 | FC Heidenheim | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 33 |
7 | SV Sandhausen | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 30 |
8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 30 |
9 | Würzburger Kickers | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 29 |
10 | FC Nürnberg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 29 |
11 | VfL Bochum | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 29 |
12 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 29 |
13 | FC Kaiserslautern | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 27 |
14 | 1860 Munich | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 25 |
15 | FC St. Pauli | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 21 |
16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 19 |
17 | Karlsruher SC | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 18 |
18 | Erzgebirge Aue | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 4-0 Karlsruher SC (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Union Berlin 2-0 1860 Munich (24 Feb.)
- Next game:FC St. Pauli - Union Berlin (10 Mar.)
Würzburger Kickers
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Würzburger Kickers 3-0 Stuttgart (18 Dec.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Würzburger Kickers - Dynamo Dresden (11 Mar.)
- 3 March 2017
- 18:30
- Berlin
Table
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | Stuttgart | 47 |
2 | Union Berlin | 44 |
3 | Hannover 96 | 42 |
4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 40 |
5 | Dynamo Dresden | 35 |
Week 23 Results
Friday 3 March 2017 | ||||
Dynamo Dresden | 3-3 | FC Kaiserslautern | ||
Union Berlin | 2-0 | Würzburger Kickers | ||
VfL Bochum | 1-2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
Saturday 4 March 2017 | ||||
Karlsruher SC | 13:00 | Hannover 96 | ||
1860 Munich | 13:00 | FC St. Pauli | ||
Sunday 5 March 2017 | ||||
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13:30 | FC Nürnberg | ||
Arminia Bielefeld | 13:30 | Erzgebirge Aue | ||
FC Heidenheim | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen | ||
Monday 6 March 2017 | ||||
Eintracht Braunschweig | 20:15 | Stuttgart |