Portsmouth vs Liverpool
Who won: Portsmouth 1-0
Portsmouth beat Liverpool 1-0 on Sunday, February 22, 2004 at Fratton Park. Goals for Portsmouth: Richard Hughes (72').
Play by play
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Liverpool played some good football but the home team's desire gave them the edge. A very tight game but Portsmouth arguably deserved it in the end
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A poor first half was soon forgotten as the second half sprang to life. A couple of dodgy penaly decisions galvanised Pompey and, after they score, there only looked like one winner
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The whistle sounds and the home fans let out an almighty roar. Portsmouth put Liverpool out of the cup at the second attempt and will face Arsenal: 1-0 the final score
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Finnan floats a cross in from the right. Pongolle gets up to nod down invitingly into the middle of the box but no Liverpool man is able to get there before an opponent
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Hamann plays a ball to Murphy in the centre of the field. Early pass looks to release Owen but, yet again, Primus is there to make an interception
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Yakubu takes the ball into the corner to kill a bit of time
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Three minutes of added time announced
- 88'
Delay in play as Pasanen receives treatment for a knock
- 87'
Long free kick from Murphy leads to a frantic spell in the Pompey box. Eventually comes out to Finnan whose shot is tame and easily dealt with
- 86'
Frustration boiling over as Baros has a row with the linesman over a decision that went against him. Wasting his own team's time
- 85'
Owen getting more and more involved. Runs at the defence at pace and committs defenders before laying off to the left to Pongolle who is in space. Lines up to shoot but a sliding, recovery tackle from Pasanen blocks the effort.
- 84'
Owen forced to come very deep to get possession but a mistake gives the ball to Quashie. Tries to break forward but Hypia is strong in the tackle and snuffs out the danger
- 83'
Right footed free kick from Gerrard to the back post. Finnan rises unchallenged but his header comes back across the goal when it loooked easier to go for goal
- 82'
Florent Sinama-Pongolle comes on for Liverpool as they try to chase the game. Cheyrou leaves the field
- 81'
For once Owen shakes off Primus. Advances into the box and lets fly with a shot that looks destined for the left hand corner until a flying intervention from Hislop, just getting his finger tips to it. Fantastic save but a goal kick is given
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Murphy to Owen with his back to goal on the edge of the box looking for space but there is none and Pompey clear
- 79'
Real end to end cup-tie on now
- 78'
Break from Pompey after after apoor ball from Gerrard. Yakubu shjows his strenght to hold off Henchoz. Square ball to advancing Bekovic who plays a delightful ball back into the box. Yakubu gets away but is stretching to make contact and Kirland comes out to put him off. Good chance but Yakubu puts it wide
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Free kick on the left corner of the Pompey box for Liverpool. Murphy looks to take a quick one and curls the effort just wide of Hislop's left hand post. Hislop looked to have it covered
- 75'
Hopeful ball into the box. Yakubu looks to back into Kirkland and he drops it. Falls to Hughes who shoots but Kirkland is up again to save well
- 74'
Liverpool come again with Carragher who thinks about a cross from the right but shoots instead. Pulls the shot wide left
- 73'
Corner by Murphy finds Gerrard in space at the back corner of the box. Right footed volley looks to be on target but is blocked by Primus
- 72'
Gerrard powers up field down the right. Cross come shot is difficult for Hislop but he jumps well to push the ball out from under his bar
- 70'
Mistake by Hypia lets Berkovic rob him. Ball wide to Harper, back to Berkovic who plays a quick pass to Yakubu on the edge of the box. Cleverly lays it wide left to Hughes who looks to have taken too long before firing a low shot across Kirkland and between the sliding Finnan and Henchoz into the bottom right hand corner. Great finish: 1-0 Portsmouth
- 69'
Pressure from Portsmouth, especially Yakubu, forces Carragher into his own corner and he does well to turn and find spce to clear
