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BERLIN, Aug. 23-- Borussia Dortmund reaped their second straight win, coming from behind to beat newly promoted Cologne 3-1 on the road at the opener of the second round in Bundesliga on Friday. Lucien Favre made two second-half substitutions and gave his side an impulse as substitute Achraf Hakimi headed home the 2-1 before Paco Alcacer completed a fast break to seal the deal in the dying minutes of the game Cologne started highly motivated into the game and came to their first chance of the game in the 18th minute when German international Jonas Hector pulled wide from the edge of the box. Meanwhile, Dortmund staged a slow started and had to wait until the 23rd minute before Marco Reus got the first shot on target for his side following a free kick. The hosts continued offensively minded and their efforts got rewarded after Dominick Drexler nodded home Ellyes Skhiri's corner at the far post to break the deadlock with 29 minutes played. After the restart, Cologne started where they left off as Anthony Modeste missed the target from promising position in the 49th minute. Modeste remained in the thick of things as Cologne thought they had doubled their advantage but the striker poked home a rebound from an offside position in the 62nd minute. Until then, Dortmund were unable to implement their style of play but head coach Lucien Favre reacted and fielded Achraf Hakimi and Julian Brandt at the hour mark. | 
