The two substitutions gave the "BVB" an impetus as they increased the pressure and were able to press Cologne into the defense.

Dortmund's power-play eventually paid off in the 70th minute when Lucien Favre's men surprise the hosts with a quick corner allowing Jadon Sancho to slot home left footed into the far post corner to restore parity.

The visitors gained momentum and continued on the front foot as Lukasz Piszczek cross into the box found Hakimi, who headed home at the second post to turn the tides with four minutes remaining to play.

Cologne kept it bowling and pressed frenetically for the equalizer but Dortmund had the last laugh and were not done with the scoring as Paco Alcacer finished off the build up work from Sancho to put the second straight victory beyond doubt in the dying seconds of the game.

"We staged a great performance even though we lost today. It is a pity that we were unable to secure at least one point," Cologne's head coach Achim Beierlorzer said.

The following fixtures are scheduled for Saturday: Fortuna Dusseldorf host Bayer Leverkusen, Mainz see newly promoted Union Berlin, newly promoted Paderborn encounter Freiburg, Hoffenheim clash with Werder Bremen and Schalke face Bayern Munich.

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