2. Bundesliga (Week 8) : Holstein Kiel beats Duisburg 3-1
GERMANY, Sep. 22, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 8: After losing 0-1 to FC St. Pauli on September 19, Die Störche returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over MSV Duisburg this Friday.
Dominick Drexler scored dual goals
Holstein Kiel dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Schindler Kingsley in the 9th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Die Störche further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Drexler '73, '88/penalty).
Holstein Kiel climbed to first place with 16 points from 8 games, tie on points with runner-up Fortuna Düsseldorf, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of September 22, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Darmstadt 98 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | SV Sandhausen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | FC Nürnberg | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | FC St. Pauli | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Ingolstadt | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | FC Heidenheim | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | FC Kaiserslautern | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
MSV Duisburg
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Arminia Bielefeld 0-4 MSV Duisburg (9 Sep.)
- Previous game:FC Ingolstadt 2-2 MSV Duisburg (19 Sep.)
- Next game:Fortuna Düsseldorf - MSV Duisburg (2 Oct.)
Holstein Kiel
- Position: 1 +4
- Best performance of the season:Erzgebirge Aue 0-3 Holstein Kiel (15 Sep.)
- Previous game:Holstein Kiel 0-1 FC St. Pauli (19 Sep.)
- Next game:Holstein Kiel - VfL Bochum (30 Sep.)
MSV Duisburg
1:3
Holstein Kiel
1:3 (0:1)
- 22 September 2017
- 18:30
- duisburg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 16 |
| 2 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 |
| 3 |  Darmstadt 98 | 14 |
| 4 |  SV Sandhausen | 14 |
| 5 |  FC Nürnberg | 13 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 22 September 2017 | ||||
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1-0 | SV Sandhausen | |
| MSV Duisburg | 1-3 | Holstein Kiel | ||
| Saturday 23 September 2017 | ||||
 | FC St. Pauli | 13:00 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 13:00 | FC Heidenheim |  | |
| Jahn Regensburg | 13:00 | Eintracht Braunschweig |  | |
| Sunday 24 September 2017 | ||||
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13:30 | FC Nürnberg | |
| Darmstadt 98 | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | |
 | VfL Bochum | 13:30 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
| Monday 25 September 2017 | ||||
 | Union Berlin | 20:30 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |