2. Bundesliga (Week 3) : Darmstadt defeats St. Pauli 3-0
GERMANY, Aug. 18, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 3: After their 1-1 draw against FC Kaiserslautern on August 4, Darmstadt 98 returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over FC St. Pauli this Friday.
Darmstadt 98 dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by defender Kevin Großkreutz in the 9th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Darmstadt 98 players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Kempe '49/penalty and Stark '82).
SV Darmstadt 98 climbed to first place with 7 points from 3 games, one point ahead of runner-up 1. FC Nürnberg, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of August 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | FC Nürnberg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Union Berlin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | SV Sandhausen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | FC St. Pauli | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | FC Heidenheim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | VfL Bochum | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | FC Kaiserslautern | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | FC Ingolstadt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
SV Darmstadt 98
- Position: 1 +8
- Best performance of the season:Darmstadt 98 3-0 FC St. Pauli (18 Aug.)
- Previous game:FC Kaiserslautern 1-1 Darmstadt 98 (4 Aug.)
- Next game:MSV Duisburg - Darmstadt 98 (25 Aug.)
FC St. Pauli
- Position: 9 -3
- Best performance of the season:VfL Bochum 0-1 FC St. Pauli (28 Jul.)
- Previous game:FC St. Pauli 2-2 Dynamo Dresden (7 Aug.)
- Next game:FC St. Pauli - FC Heidenheim (26 Aug.)
Darmstadt 98
3:0
FC St. Pauli
3:0 (1:0)
- 18 August 2017
- 18:30
- Darmstadt
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darmstadt 98 | 7 |
| 2 |  FC Nürnberg | 6 |
| 3 |  Union Berlin | 6 |
| 4 | Arminia Bielefeld | 6 |
| 5 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 18 August 2017 | ||||
| Darmstadt 98 | 3-0 | FC St. Pauli | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1-1 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
| Saturday 19 August 2017 | ||||
 | FC Heidenheim | 13:00 | MSV Duisburg | |
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13:00 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |
| Dynamo Dresden | 13:00 | SV Sandhausen |  | |
| Sunday 20 August 2017 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | |
| Holstein Kiel | 13:30 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |  | |
| FC Nürnberg | 13:30 | Union Berlin | |
| Monday 21 August 2017 | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 20:30 | VfL Bochum |  | |