Besiktas vs Liverpool
Match pulse
BESAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Besiktas 2-1
Besiktas beat Liverpool 2-1 on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Besiktas Inönü. Goals for Besiktas: Sami Hyypiä (own goal) (13') and Bobô (82'). Goals for Liverpool: Steven Gerrard (85').
Play by play
- 94'
Liverpool are in real trouble of tumbling out of the competition early doors after a frustrating night in Istanbul. They almost snatched an unlikely point but were well below their best and head into the remaining three ties needing nine points to qualify.
- 94'
FULL-TIME: BESIKTAS 2-1 LIVERPOOL
- 93'
Arikan palms away a dangerous cross from Finnan and that could be it.
- 92'
Crouch comes within a whisker of finding the net with a clever header from a cross. It drops wide as the siege continues.
- 91'
Ozkan wastes some valuable seconds with a bursting run upfield. Liverpool win it and set off on another attack.
- 90'
The nerves are jangling in the Besiktas box as the Reds throw the kitchen sink at the hosts' goal.
- 89'
Four minutes will be added. Can Liverpool find an unlikely equaliser?
- 88'
Corner for Besiktas and that will go a long way to relieve the pressure on them. No one going up for this one as it's played short.
- 86'
It's all Liverpool now, as you would expect. The home support has gone from buoyant to nervy since Gerrard's leveller.
- 85'
Goalscorer Bobo makes way for Diatta who will no doubt come on to mark Peter Crouch who has also been introduced for Liverpool.
- 84'
STEVEN GERRARD gives Liverpool hope with a powerful diving header from just inside the box after Besiktas failed to clear their lines. Game on!
- 84'
GOAL: BESIKTAS 2-1 LIVERPOOL
- 82'
Besiktas have shown enough spirit and adventure to warrant their second goal. Liverpool have huffed and puffed and are still giving it their all.
- 81'
Game over! He should have scored moments earlier but 'Bobo' does this time. Liverpool were carved open and the Brazilian tucked his finish under the keeper.
- 81'
GOAL: BESIKTAS 2-0 LIVERPOOL
- 79'
The game has opened right out now and a goal could have come at either end. Besiktas will kick themselves if they draw or lose this one, although Liverpool too, will wonder how they've not found the net.
- 78'
Incredible chance for Besiktas to put this game to bed. They completely outnumbered the Reds defence and Avci's cross is somehow flicked over by the outstretched boot of Deivson.
- 75'
Benayoun up the other end is picked out at the back post but dithers when he shold have shot and Besiktas recover to clear. From eight yards out the winger should have buried it, but Besiktas survive once more.
- 73'
Substitute Higuain makes a mockery of the Liverpool defence as he glides through two weak challenges and forces Reina into a vital save when one-on-one.
- 71'
That was better from Liverpool, they carved them open and made the Besiktas defence look ragged. You feel a goal is on the cards for Liverpool now.
- 70'
The ganme is opening up again now and Gerrard drives through the defence and plays a neat one-two with Benayoun and stabs an effort on goal. The keeper is off his line quickly though, and smothers the shot.
- 68'
Liverpool come forward again but Hyypia's tame header from a corner bobbles harmlessly wide. The finishing needs to be better than that!
- 67'
Benayoun drills into the net from seven yards but it won't count. Voronin was offside in the build-up and Besiktas survive.
- 66'
A frustrating night for Liverpool. There's plenty of time to get one back but they're lacking the spark and invention at present.
- 64'
Another chance for Besiktas as Liverpool get caught out at the back. They were strangely outnumbered and but for Avci straying offside, the hosts may have had another effort on goal.
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