2. Bundesliga (Week 8) : Nürnberg beats FCK 5-0
GERMANY, Sep. 25, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 8: After losing 1-0 to SV Sandhausen on September 19, Union Berlin bounced back with a 5-0 victory over FC Kaiserslautern this Monday.
Sebastian Polter scored tripple goals
Union Berlin dominated the first half thanks to goals from Polter ('6, '25), Modica Giuliano ('11 own) and Correia ('32 own). Leading 4-0 at the break, Union Berlin players further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Polter in the 77th minute.
1. FC Union Berlin climbed to 9th place with 12 points from 8 games, only one point behind FC St. Pauli.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of September 25, 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 | Union Berlin | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 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 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 5-0 FC Kaiserslautern (25 Sep.)
- Previous game:SV Sandhausen 1-0 Union Berlin (19 Sep.)
- Next game:Erzgebirge Aue - Union Berlin (30 Sep.)
1. FC Kaiserslautern
- Position: 18
- Previous game:FC Kaiserslautern 0-2 Erzgebirge Aue (19 Sep.)
- Next game:FC Kaiserslautern - SpVgg Greuther Fürth (29 Sep.)
Union Berlin
5:0
FC Kaiserslautern
5:0 (4:0)
- 25 September 2017
- 20:30
- Berlin
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 | 5-0 | FC Kaiserslautern | |