2. Bundesliga (Week 11) : Nürnberg beats Fürth 3-1
GERMANY, Oct. 21, 2017 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 11: Four wins in a row for Union Berlin. After their success against FC Kaiserslautern, Erzgebirge Aue and Jahn Regensburg, Union Berlin continued their sensational form in the 2. Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory over SpVgg Greuther Fürth this Saturday.
Gogia Akaki scored dual goals
Union Berlin dominated the first half thanks to goals from Gogia Akaki ('3, '41). Leading 2-0 at the break, Union Berlin players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Hedlund Simon in the 77th minute.
1. FC Union Berlin climbed to third place with 21 points from 11 games, 4 points behind Holstein Kiel.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of October 21, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Union Berlin | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | FC Nürnberg | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | SV Sandhausen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | FC St. Pauli | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Ingolstadt | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | Erzgebirge Aue | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Jahn Regensburg | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | MSV Duisburg | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | FC Heidenheim | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 8 |
| 17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Kaiserslautern | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 5-0 FC Kaiserslautern (25 Sep.)
- Previous game:Jahn Regensburg 0-2 Union Berlin (15 Oct.)
- Next game:MSV Duisburg - Union Berlin (29 Oct.)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2-1 Erzgebirge Aue (15 Oct.)
- Next game:SpVgg Greuther Fürth - SV Sandhausen (28 Oct.)
Union Berlin
3:1
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
3:1 (2:0)
- 21 October 2017
- 13:00
- Berlin
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 28 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 25 |
| 3 | Union Berlin | 21 |
| 4 |  FC Nürnberg | 19 |
| 5 |  SV Sandhausen | 17 |
Week 11 Results
| Friday 20 October 2017 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 3-0 | FC Heidenheim |  |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-0 | Darmstadt 98 |  |
| Saturday 21 October 2017 | ||||
| Holstein Kiel | 2-1 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1-0 | VfL Bochum |  |
| Union Berlin | 3-1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | |
| Sunday 22 October 2017 | ||||
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:30 | MSV Duisburg | |
 | Erzgebirge Aue | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | |
| FC Nürnberg | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | |
| Monday 23 October 2017 | ||||
| SV Sandhausen | 20:30 | FC St. Pauli |  |