Uefa Cup semi-finals:Hamburg SV stunned hosts Werder Bremen 1-0 in their Uefa Cup semi-final first leg with Piotr Trochowski's goal putting the visitors in control of the tie. Midfielder Trochowski beat keeper Tim Wiese when he peeled back to the far post to meet a Guy Demel cross and headed it over the helpless keeper in the 28th minute.

Hamburg, beaten by Werder on penalties in the German Cup semi-final last week, were hungrier in the first half, missing a brace of clear chances through Ivica Olic and Paolo Guerrero.

With playmaker Diego stifled by a well-organised Hamburg defence, Werder started to probe the flanks and could have levelled through Claudio Pizarro and substitute Markus Rosenberg but in the end were left to rue their missed second half chances.

Earlier, Brazilian Fernandinho's second-half equaliser earned Shakhtar Donetsk a 1-1 draw with Dynamo Kiev in the first leg of their Uefa Cup semi-final in Ukraine's capital this evening.

Dynamo controlled much of the game and led after 22 minutes when Shakhtar defender Dmytro Chygrynskiy diverted an Olexandr Aliyev free kick into his own net.

Shakhtar, who trail their Ukraine rivals by 12 points in their domestic championship, showed little attacking ambition until the second half, but the Brazilian contingent needed only a glimpse of goal to equalise on 68 minutes.

Jadson played substitute Willian into the penalty area and his low cross to the near post was guided home by Fernandinho for a valuable away goal.