Dortmund hit five past Cologne as VAR plays decisive role

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund vs 1. FC Koln - Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany - September 17, 2017 FC Koln's Timo Horn in action before Borussia Dortmund’s Sokratis Papastathopoulos scores their second goal REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund thumped Cologne 5-0 on Sunday, their haul including a goal and penalty awarded with help from the video assistant referee (VAR), to leave their opponents bottom of the Bundesliga and pointless after four games.

Cologne were furious about the first VAR incident where the referee initially disallowed a Dortmund goal by Sokratis and awarded them a free kick, before reversing the decision.