Shakhtar Donetsk recovered after falling behind to earn a 1-1 draw against Dynamo Kiev on Thursday that leaves them with the narrowest of away-goals advantages in the first-leg UEFA Cup semifinal.

Shakhtar may be the reigning Ukrainian champions, but Kiev lead the current standings by an impressive 12 points and it was the home side who took the lead after 22 minutes when Oleksandr Aliyev’s free kick was turned into his own net by Dmytro Chygrynskiy.

Kiev continued to look the better side after the break but, against the run of play, Shakhtar’s three Brazilian players put together a beautiful 68th-minute equalizer. Jadson sprang the offside trap with a pass to Willian on the right and his cross was slid home by Fernandinho, putting Shakhtar firmly in the driving seat ahead of the second leg on May 7.

The winner will play either Werder Bremen or Hamburg, who face each other in the first leg of their all-German semifinal Thursday night, in the final in Istanbul on May 20.