Misha Batshuyi's excellent debut helped the Dortmund to score three points (3: 2).

Before the match it was known that Andrei Yarmolenko would not be able to take part.. However attention was focused on the position of the central striker in the camp of the guests, where Misha Batshuyi. From the first minute, Cologne looked more active than his opponent and even had a moment, but Burki rescued from the impact of Joyich from an excellent position.

Ten minutes before the break, Batshuyi used his chance - Misha closed the transfer from the flank from Jeremy Toljan. A similar combination was repeated several times later, but the goal was canceled due to the "offside". At the break the teams left with a minimum advantage of Dortmund.

The second half of the team started on the oncoming courses, and already at the end of the game hour the score became equal. Birki parried the opponent's blow from outside the penalty area, but Simon Zoller was the first to finish. However, Borussia did not pull with the answer - Christian Pulisic otpasoval on Batshuaya, and Misha pushed the ball into the far corner. Excellent debut of the Belgian striker.

"Goats" gathered with strength and quickly enough could figure out the answer. Jorge Mere head threw the ball into the net after filing Jonas Hector. Do you think that's it? But there is no. In the final ten minutes of the guests failed excellent counter-attack, which struck from the penalty effective line made Schurrle. Dortmunds were able to competently bring the match to its logical conclusion - a very important victory.

Note that the injury was given to Jadon Sancho - the young man could not continue the meeting.

Cologne - Borussia D 2: 3 Goals: Zoller, 60, Mere, 70 - Batshuayi, 35, 62, Schurrle, 84 Cologne: Horn - Sorensen, Heinz, Mere, Hector - Joyich, Heger (Pizarro, 89), Ezkan, Clemens (Zoller, 46) -Terode, Girassi (Cordoba, 63).

Borussia D: Burki - Toljan, Toprak, Socratis, Pishchek - Kagawa, Weigl, Daud (Guerreiro, 63), Shuerrle (Akandzhi, 87), Pulisic (Sancho, 72) - Batshuyi.

Warnings: Joyich, Hector - Daoud.