Thursday, April 16, 2009

We Now Know It Will Be A German Team Versus A Ukrainian Team In The UEFA Cup Final

The UEFA Cup's quarterfinal round concluded Thursday with the second match in each of the four series.

At Kiev, Ukraine:

After a scoreless draw in Paris last week, Dynamo Kiev displayed all the goalpower as they defeated visiting PSG 3-0 in game two to take the two-game set by that same score on aggregate. Ismael Bangoura (4') and Ognjen Vukojevic (61') tallied for the club from the Ukrainian capital.

At Marseille, France:

With goals from Fernandinho (30') and Luis Adriano (90'+3), Shakhtar Donetsk racked up a 2-1 road win in game two to wrap up their two-match series with Marseille 4-1 on aggregate.

At Udine, Italy:

Diego's double (28', 60') helped Werder Bremen gain a 3-3 road deadlock with Udinese in game two, enabling the German club to win their two-game series 6-4 on aggregate.

At Manchester, England:

Jose Paolo Guerrero provided the key goal at 12 minutes as Hamburg, despite dropping a 2-1 road decision to Manchester City, still won their two-match set with the Citizens 4-3 on aggregate.

The semifinal round will begin on April 30, with Werder Bremen hosting Hamburg and Dynamo Kiev hosting Shakhtar Donetsk in the opening games of their respective two-match series.

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