(CNN) -- Borussia Dortmund moved to the top of the German Bundesliga table for the first time in seven years after snatching a last-gasp 2-1 victory away to struggling Cologne on Friday night.
Turkey midfielder Nuri Sahin netted a 90th-minute winner to give the visitors the lead on goal difference from Mainz, who host Hamburg on Saturday seeking a record eighth consecutive win of the new season.
Dortmund started strongly despite the heavy rain in front of a capacity 50,000 crowd at the Rhein Energie Stadion.
Paraguay striker Lucas Barrios headed over the crossbar from Jakub Blazczykowski's cross when he should have scored, but Cologne went closer when Lukas Podolski smashed a right-foot volley against crossbar.
Barrios then headed against the bar from Sahin's free-kick, and the breakthrough came in the 20th minute when Blazczykowski pounced from close range after the forward's effort was only blocked.
Dortmund failed to capitalize on several chances, and it looked like Podolski had earned Cologne a point in the 82nd minute when the Germany World Cup star fired in a rising shot from the edge of the penalty area.
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