Soccer: Osako scores brace, assist as Cologne thrash BATE Borisov

Half-time substitute Yuya Osako scored a brace and provided an assist in a dominant second half for Cologne, who beat BATE Borisov 5-2 Thursday in their second Europa League home match of the season.After the Belarusian visitors scored two goals in two minutes to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead before the break, the Japanese striker came off the bench and scored an equalizer in the 54th minute on a direct free kick from 20 yards out.Sehrou Guirassy's set-piece conversion gave Cologne the lead in the 63rd, and Osako slid a shot into the net for the fourth goal in the 82nd to log his first…READ FULL ARTICLE