2. Bundesliga (Week 8) : Düsseldorf beats St. Pauli 2-1
GERMANY, Sep. 23, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 8: Two wins in a row for Fortuna Düsseldorf. After their 1-0 win against Jahn Regensburg on September 20, Fortuna Düsseldorf continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 2-1 victory over FC St. Pauli this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Usami Takashi ('9) and Rouwen Hennings ('23).
Fortuna Düsseldorf remains in first place with 19 points from 8 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up Holstein Kiel.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of September 23, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Darmstadt 98 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | SV Sandhausen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Arminia Bielefeld | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | FC Nürnberg | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | FC St. Pauli | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | MSV Duisburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Heidenheim | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | FC Ingolstadt | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | VfL Bochum | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| 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
FC St. Pauli
- Position: 8 -1
- Best performance of the season:Holstein Kiel 0-1 FC St. Pauli (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Holstein Kiel 0-1 FC St. Pauli (19 Sep.)
- Next game:
Fortuna Düsseldorf
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-0 FC Kaiserslautern (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-0 Jahn Regensburg (20 Sep.)
- Next game:Fortuna Düsseldorf - MSV Duisburg (2 Oct.)
FC St. Pauli
1:2
Fortuna Düsseldorf
1:2 (1:2)
- 23 September 2017
- 13:00
- Hamburg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 16 |
| 3 |  Darmstadt 98 | 14 |
| 4 |  SV Sandhausen | 14 |
| 5 | Arminia Bielefeld | 14 |
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 | 1-2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1-1 | FC Heidenheim |  | |
| Jahn Regensburg | 2-1 | 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 |  |