2. Bundesliga (Week 29) : Nürnberg beats FCK 3-1
GERMANY, Apr. 16, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 29: After their 2-2 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf on April 9, Union Berlin bounced back with a 3-1 victory over FC Kaiserslautern this Sunday.
Union Berlin dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Croatian midfielder Damir Kreilach in the 14th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Union Berlin players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Polter '85 and Hosiner '88).
1. FC Union Berlin climbed to third place with 54 points from 29 games, tie on points with VfB Stuttgart, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of April 16, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannover 96 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 56 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 54 |
| 3 | Union Berlin | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 54 |
| 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 54 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 46 |
| 6 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 40 |
| 7 | FC Heidenheim | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 39 |
| 8 | FC Nürnberg | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 37 |
| 10 | SV Sandhausen | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 35 |
| 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | 1860 Munich | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 33 |
| 13 | Würzburger Kickers | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 32 |
| 14 | FC St. Pauli | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 32 |
| 15 | FC Kaiserslautern | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 32 |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 32 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 30 |
| 18 | Karlsruher SC | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 4-0 Karlsruher SC (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-2 Union Berlin (9 Apr.)
- Next game:Stuttgart - Union Berlin (24 Apr.)
1. FC Kaiserslautern
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:FC Kaiserslautern 3-0 SV Sandhausen (17 Feb.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:FC Kaiserslautern - 1860 Munich (21 Apr.)
Union Berlin
3:1
FC Kaiserslautern
3:1 (1:0)
- 16 April 2017
- 13:30
- Berlin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hannover 96 | 56 |
| 2 |  Stuttgart | 54 |
| 3 | Union Berlin | 54 |
| 4 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 54 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 46 |
Week 29 Results
| Saturday 15 April 2017 | ||||
 | FC Nürnberg | 2-1 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
| Hannover 96 | 1-0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| Sunday 16 April 2017 | ||||
 | VfL Bochum | 1-0 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  |
| Dynamo Dresden | 1-1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  | |
 | Karlsruher SC | 0-1 | FC Heidenheim |  |
 | FC St. Pauli | 1-0 | Würzburger Kickers | |
| Union Berlin | 3-1 | FC Kaiserslautern | |
 | 1860 Munich | 1-1 | SV Sandhausen |  |
| Monday 17 April 2017 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 20:15 | Stuttgart | | |