Greuther Fürth 2-2 Holstein Kiel
Goals: 0-1 Becker 29', 1-1 Green 48', 2-1 Tillman 76', 2-2 Mühling (pen.) 80'

Fürth left the Sportpark Ronhof somewhat disappointed having failed to convert their dominance into maximum points. Debutant coach Marc Schneider looked on in despair as Kiel picked his side apart on the counter attack for the game's opener in the first half. Fabian Reese's ball to the back stick was expertly turned in by Timo Becker and last term's relegated team were playing catch up. Some superb work from home captain Branimir Hrgota led to the equalising goal, the Clover Leaves' No.10 beating several opponents before cutting back to Tampa native Julian Green to equalise. Fürth then spurned further chances to forge ahead, but they were in front with 14 minutes to play, and it was Timothy Tillman who took advantage of a Mikkel Kirkeskov error to raise home cheers. The celebrations would not last long, however, and when Simon Asta fouled Benedikt Pichler in the area, Alexander Mühling kept his composure to convert from the spot and earn Kiel a point.

Sandhausen 2-1 Arminia Bielefeld
Goals: 1-0 Kinsombi 11', 1-1 Okugawa 59', 2-1 Kinsombi 63'
Red card: Sidler 47'

Things didn't go the way of last season's relegated side Arminia, with red cards darkening the day for the team that recently lost their top-flight status. After hitting a post early on, the visitors went a goal down to Sandhausen debutant David Kinsombi. New coach Ulrich Forte was then given his marching orders as things began to disintegrate for Die Arminen, who lost defender Silvan Sidler to a second yellow card soon after the restart. Masaya Okugawa offered the 10 men some hope with a low drive that brought parity just before the hour mark, but midfielder Kinsombi - recently signed from Hamburg - was having a day to remember and his finish from inside the box soon afterwards settled it for the jubilant hosts.

Regensburg 2-0 Darmstadt
Goals: 1-0 Mees 1', 2-0 Albers 67'
Red card: Pfeiffer 37'

Jahn downed Darmstadt 2-0 on the opening day of last season, and the hosts' hopes for a repeat result this time around were raised after they hit the front with just 17 seconds on the clock. Joshua Mees was tasked with applying a simple finish to Nicklas Shipnoski's centre and Mersad Selimbegovic's men were up and running. Darmstadt's hopes suffered a further setback when Patric Pfeiffer was shown a second yellow card, meaning Die Lilien would play for an hour with 10 men. Despite their best efforts, the task proved too much for Darmstadt, who fell further behind when Andreas Albers netted at the second attempt on 67 minutes.

Magdeburg 1-2 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Goals: 0-1 Hennings (pen.) 43', 0-2 Klaus 46', 1-2 Krempicki 50'

Magdeburg secured just their second ever campaign at this level by lifting the third division title last term but goals either side of the interval saw them beaten by the visitors on their return to Bundesliga 2. Fortuna had already had one goal ruled out and a penalty decision overturned before Jamie Lawrence handled the ball in his own box on the stroke of half-time. Up stepped Rouwen Hennings to convert from 12-yards and give his side the lead. They doubled their advantage just a minute after the break, when Felix Klaus reacted superbly to volley home. Jason Ceka's wonderful through ball and Connor Krempicki sumptuous finish halved the deficit but it would only prove to be an eye-catching consolation for Magdeburg.

Paderborn 5-0 Karlsruhe
Goals: 1-0 Muslija (pen') 56', 2-0 Leipertz 65', 3-0 Justvan 68', 4-0 Platte 72', 5-0 Conteh 75'

The game in Paderborn was another side on Sunday that was 0-0 at the halfway stage, until Florent Muslija intervened for the home team. Muslija joined the club in January last year and went on to score six times in 16 Bundesliga 2 appearances and it looks as if there are exciting times ahead in his first full season. Especially so considering Muslija's breakthrough from the spot opened the floodgates, with first Robert Leipertz and then Julian Justvan finding the back of the net in quick succession. Paderborn were rampant, and Feliz Platte and Sirlord Conteh then struck, too, as the hosts scored five second-half goals within just 19 minutes to leave Karlsruhe shellshocked.

Watch: Paderborn score five times in less than 20 second-half minutes!

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