2. Bundesliga (Week 8) : Nürnberg beats Fürth 3-1
GERMANY, Sep. 24, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 8: Three wins in a row for FC Nürnberg. After their success against MSV Duisburg and VfL Bochum, FC Nürnberg continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory over SpVgg Greuther Fürth this Sunday.
FC Nürnberg dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Ishak Mikael in the 9th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, FC Nürnberg players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Teuchert '58 and Behrens '90).
1. FC Nürnberg climbed to second place with 16 points from 8 games, 3 points behind Fortuna Düsseldorf.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of September 24, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | FC Nürnberg | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | SV Sandhausen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Arminia Bielefeld | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 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 | VfL Bochum | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | MSV Duisburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | FC Heidenheim | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | FC Ingolstadt | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4 |
| 18 | FC Kaiserslautern | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:FC Kaiserslautern - SpVgg Greuther Fürth (29 Sep.)
1. FC Nürnberg
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:MSV Duisburg 1-6 FC Nürnberg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:FC Nürnberg 3-1 VfL Bochum (21 Sep.)
- Next game:FC Nürnberg - Arminia Bielefeld (30 Sep.)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
1:3
FC Nürnberg
1:3 (0:1)
- 24 September 2017
- 13:30
- Fürth
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 |
| 2 | FC Nürnberg | 16 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 16 |
| 4 |  Darmstadt 98 | 15 |
| 5 |  SV Sandhausen | 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 | 1-3 | FC Nürnberg | |
| Darmstadt 98 | 3-3 | Dynamo Dresden | |
 | VfL Bochum | 2-0 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
| Monday 25 September 2017 | ||||
 | Union Berlin | 20:30 | FC Kaiserslautern |  |