Dortmund thrashes Cologne 6-1

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Dortmund thrashes Cologne 6-1

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Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund thrash Cologne 6-1 to stay five points clear of Bayern Munich.

26 March,2012 02:36 pm

Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund scored five second-half goals in a crushing 6-1 win at Cologne that maintained their five-point lead at the top of the table on Sunday.There was little sign of what was to come when Milivoje Novakovic headed Cologne ahead after 11 minutes.But Lukasz Piszczek equalised with another header in the 26th minute and quickfire goals from Shinji Kagawa and Robert Lewandowski after the break put Dortmund in control. Ilkay Gundogan, Kagawa and Ivan Perisic added three more in the last 15 minutes as Cologne capitulated in shambolic fashion.Champions Dortmund, unbeaten in their last 21 league games, have 62 points from 27 games.Bayern Munich edged past Hanover 96 2-1 on Saturday (March 24). Toni Kroos and Mario Gomez gave the hosts a two-goal cushion before Didier Konans 74th minute bicycle kick sparked late drama on a rainy day in Munich.The Bavarians, who meet Olympique Marseille next week in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, went ahead in the 36th minute through Kroos.The Germany international chipped the ball over keeper Ron-Robert Zieler after a quick combination between Ribery and Arjen Robben.