In the second UEFA Cup semi-final
FC Shakhtar Donetsk welcomes
Dynamo Kiev at the Olympiyskiy Stadium (Thursday, 7.5.2009, 6:30 pm CET). Donetsk is after the 1:1-draw in Kiev easy to favour. Shakhtar Donetsk hopes to become the first Ukrainian club which reach the UEFA Cup final.
Road to semi-final: Shakhtar Donetsk finished third in their UEFA Champions League Group to reach the UEFA Cup Round of 32, where they beat Tottenham Hotspur (2:0, 1:1). In the Round of 16 the Ukrainian champion eliminated CSKA Moskva (0:1, 2:0). In the quarter-finals Shakhtar Donetsk beat the French top club Olympique Marseille (2:0 in Donetsk and 2:1 in Marseille). Dynamo advanced as third of Champions League Group G to the Round of 32 of UEFA Cup, where the beat FC Valencia on away goals (1:1 in Ukraine, 2:2 in Spain). Then they eliminate in the Round of 16 also Metalist Kharkov on away goals (1:0, 2:3). In the quarter-finals Dynamo Kiew had no problems with Paris St. Germain (3:0-aggregate vitory).
Head-to-head: Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kiev met up to now 34-times in the Ukrainian Premier League since the inaugural season in 1992. Kiev won 15 fixtures, Donetsk only 8. The last fixture between this two Ukraine top clubs ended with a 1:0-home win of Shakhtar Donetsk.
Data:
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Dynamo Kiev
Fixture: Thursday, 7.5.2009, 6:30 pm CET
Stadium: Donetsk (RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium)
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Tip: Shakhtar Donetsk is very home strong (10 wins and 3 draws in current Ukrainian Premier League season). Hence, I bet on Donetsk.
our tip is 1
the highest odd is on Gamebookers, odd 2.10
