The semifinal round in the UEFA Cup concluded Thursday with the second games of the respective two-match sets.
At Shakhtar, Ukraine:
Goals from Jadson (17') and Ilsinho (89') powered Shakhtar Donetsk to a 2-1 home win over Dynamo Kiev in game two of their semifinal set, enabling them to win the two-game set 3-2 on aggregate and reach the UEFA Cup final.
At Hamburg, Germany:
Diego (29'), Claudio Pizarro (66'), and Frank Baumann (83') provided the goals that powered Werder Bremen to a 3-2 road win in game two against Hamburg and advance to the UEFA Cup final thanks to their scoring more goals on the road (3-2) than their Bundesliga rivals, with the score deadlocked at 3-3 on aggregate.
Werder Bremen and Shaktar Donetsk will play in the UEFA Cup final on May 20 at Istanbul, Turkey.
Next season, the tournament will be renamed the UEFA Europa League.
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