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BERLIN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Defending Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund taught Wolfsburg a 5-1 lesson thanks to a brace by midfielder Mario Goetze while Bremen came from behind to beat Cologne 3-2 on Saturday.
Other than expected Wolfsburg started self-confident against the German champion but it was Dortmund that shocked the guests with the opener in the 12th minute after an assist by midfielder mate Shinji Kagawa.
Wolfsburg remained shocked and unable to give an answer consequently the "BVB" doubled the lead just before break as midfielder Kagawa utilized a pass into path to slot home.
After interval Dortmund retracted with the lead so that Wolfsburg was able to shorten the score through midfielder Aliaksandr Hleb who utilized a rebound from penalty area at the 59th minute to make it 1-2 on the scoreboards.
Wolfsburg's goal was a wakening call for Dortmund that gave an answer only two minutes later when youngster defender Sven Bender headed home a corner.
Wolfsburg failed to put up some resistance with the result that Dortmund scored through striker Robert Lewandowski (66) and Mario Goetze (78).
Wolfsburg stays on 13th position with 13 points whilst Dortmund holds onto second position with 23 points.
Cologne suffered a heavy setback at the second half against Bremen.
The "Geissboecke" staged a clinical chance conversion against offensively minded Bremen when Cologne midfielder Christian Clemens shocked the host with an early opener at the 3rd minute.
Bremen remained active but it was again Cologne that converted a chance as German international striker Lukas Podolski doubled the lead just before interval.
Only four minutes into the second half Bremen top striker Claudio Pizzaro started the comeback when he narrowed the deficit with a turn shot into top right.
At the 53rd minute Cologne defender Henrique Sereno punished his side when he cynically fouled inside penalty area to book a red card and to award Bremen a penalty. Pizzaro stepped up to convert successfully into top right to level the score at the 54th minute.
After the 73rd minute Cologne had to play with only nine men as defender Jemal Ammar suffered an injury unable to continue.
Consequently Bremen striker Pizzaro sealed his hat-trick and the win for his side at the 86th minute to mark his 11th goal at the 12th match.
Bremen underlines their 3rd position with 23 points whereas Cologne stays on 11th position with 16 points.
Berlin took the lead against Monchengladbach at the 18th minute but Monchengladbach equalized at the 33rd minute through midfielder Marco Reus.
After interval, Monchengladbach took over to seal the win at the 55th minute with a follow-up shot by youngster Reus into top left.
Berlin remains on 10th position with 16 points while Monchengladbach stays on a surprising 4th position with 23 points.
Freiburg wrapped three points after a late penalty by striker Papiss Demba Cisse ensured a 2-1 win against Nuremberg.
Freiburg climbs from the last to 17th position with 10 points while Nuremberg slips from 14th to 15th position with 12 points.
Hoffenheim shared points with Kaiserslautern after a 1-1 draw.
At the late match on Saturday struggling Hamburg turned a 0-2 deficit into a two-all draw against Leverkusen in a hectic match.
Hamburg sits on 16th position, a relegation spot, with 10 points while Leverkusen climbs from 8th to 7th position.
The following fixtures are set for Sunday: Hannover encounters Schalke whilst first division newcomer Augsburg hosts record champion Bayern.
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