2. Bundesliga (Week 2) : Braunschweig defeats Heidenheim 2-0
GERMANY, Aug. 5, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 2: After their 2-2 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf on July 31, Eintracht Braunschweig returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over FC Heidenheim this Saturday.
Eintracht Braunschweig dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by defender Ken Reichel in the 28th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Eintracht Braunschweig players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Boland with just 10 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Eintracht Braunschweig climbed to second place with 4 points from 2 games, 2 points behind 1. FC Union Berlin.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of August 5, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Berlin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | SV Sandhausen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | FC Nürnberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | FC St. Pauli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | FC Kaiserslautern | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jahn Regensburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | FC Heidenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
Eintracht Braunschweig
- Position: 2 +5
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:Eintracht Braunschweig - Erzgebirge Aue (18 Aug.)
1. FC Heidenheim 1846
- Position: 17
- Next game:FC Heidenheim - Erzgebirge Aue (9 Aug.)
Eintracht Braunschweig
2:0
FC Heidenheim
2:0 (1:0)
- 5 August 2017
- 15:30
- Braunschweig
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Union Berlin | 6 |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 4 |
| 3 |  SV Sandhausen | 4 |
| 4 |  Darmstadt 98 | 4 |
| 5 |  FC Nürnberg | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 4 August 2017 | ||||
| SV Sandhausen | 1-0 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
| Union Berlin | 4-3 | Holstein Kiel | |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 1-1 | Darmstadt 98 | |
| Saturday 5 August 2017 | ||||
| MSV Duisburg | 1-1 | VfL Bochum |  | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2-0 | 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 | |