Hamburger SV booked their place into the next stage of the Uefa Cup with a 2-0 away win at Dinamo Zagreb. The visitors gave almost no chances away with a disciplined performance as Zagreb found no way through Hamburg's tight defense. The hosts, who basically needed a win to keep their chances alive, opened up their defense towards the end of the match which back-fired as Hamburg punished them with 2 late goals as de Jong scored, while Trochowski sealed the 2-0 win in injury time from the penalty spot. The win leaves Hamburg in pole position in group D as they are now qualified for the next stage, while Dinamo Zagreb are basically eliminated being in 4th place with just 1 point from 3 games so far.

The game started with both teams displaying a battling attitude as they mostly neutralized each other in midfield. As a result chances were rare, while it were Hamburg who nearly took the lead from their first chance when Jarolim hit the crossbar with a distance shot. Hamburg had the better actions and Zagreb goalkeeper Koch had to intercept a cross which almost reached Olic who was in free scoring position. Dinamo came no closer than distance shots from Vukojevic and Pokrivac which were not really dangerous as Hamburg stood well-organized in defense. The hosts came to their first real chance close before the break when a direct free kick from Balaban went through the wall, but goalkeeper Rost saved the shot as the first half remained goalless.

The 2nd half basically showed the same pattern than the 1st as Hamburg stood solid in defense and had not much trouble to neutralize the unconvincing attacking efforts from the hosts. After an hour of play the visitors hit the woodwork once more when a free kick from van der Vaart came to Mathijsen who hit the post with a header. Slowly time started running out for the hosts who needed a win and as a result Zagreb started to take more risks and as a result opened up their defense. Despite having an optical advantage now, the hosts came to no chances and close before the end their tactics backfired when a free kick from van der Vaart reached de Jong who scored the 0--1 from close range. This goal was already the knockout for the hosts as Hamburg's 2nd goal was only of statistical value when Trochowski doubled the score from the penalty spot after Demel had been brought down by Cale.

Overall the win for Hamburger SV was much deserved as they were always comfortably in control of the game while they already hit the woodwork twice before claiming the win late in the game. The win sees Hamburger SV through to the next stage, while Dinamo zagreb can focus on their domestic league in Croatia where they are runaway league leaders as they found out that a different level of quality is required in the CL and Uefa Cup.