2. Bundesliga (Week 2) : Nürnberg defeats Holstein Kiel 4-3
GERMANY, Aug. 4, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 2: Two wins in a row for Union Berlin. After their 0-1 win against FC Ingolstadt on July 29, Union Berlin continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 4-3 victory over Holstein Kiel this Friday.
Steven Skrzybski scored dual goals
Three goals for both sides during the first half, Schindler Kingsley (12e), Pedersen Kristian (16e own) and Drexler (32e) for Union Berlin, Kreilach (14e), Skrzybski (24e) and Hedlund Simon (27e) for Holstein Kiel. After the break, Union Berlin settled the issue with another goal courtesy of striker Steven Skrzybski in the 52nd minute.
1. FC Union Berlin climbed to first place with 6 points from 2 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up SV Sandhausen.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of August 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Berlin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | SV Sandhausen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FC Nürnberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Erzgebirge Aue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FC Heidenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | MSV Duisburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | FC Kaiserslautern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 1 +2
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 4-3 Holstein Kiel (4 Aug.)
- Previous game:FC Ingolstadt 0-1 Union Berlin (29 Jul.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - Union Berlin (20 Aug.)
Holstein Kiel
- Position: 10 -3
- Previous game:Holstein Kiel 2-2 SV Sandhausen (30 Jul.)
- Next game:Holstein Kiel - SpVgg Greuther Fürth (20 Aug.)
- 4 August 2017
- 18:30
- Berlin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Berlin | 6 |
| 2 |  SV Sandhausen | 4 |
| 3 |  FC Nürnberg | 3 |
| 4 | Arminia Bielefeld | 3 |
| 5 |  Darmstadt 98 | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 4 August 2017 | ||||
| SV Sandhausen | 1-0 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
| Union Berlin | 4-3 | Holstein Kiel | |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 20:30 | Darmstadt 98 | |
| Saturday 5 August 2017 | ||||
| MSV Duisburg | 13:00 | VfL Bochum |  | |
 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15:30 | FC Heidenheim |  |
| Sunday 6 August 2017 | ||||
| Jahn Regensburg | 13:30 | FC Nürnberg | | |
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 15:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |  |
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 15:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
| Monday 7 August 2017 | ||||
 | FC St. Pauli | 20:30 | Dynamo Dresden | |