FC Porto vs Liverpool
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FC Porto and Liverpool drew 1-1 on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at Estádio do Dragão. Goals for FC Porto: Lucho González (8' pen). Goals for Liverpool: Dirk Kuyt (17').
Play by play
- 92'
Liverpool hang on for a precious point. Porto didn't quite have enough to prize open a resolute defence despite the Reds only having 10 men. Liverpool looked flat throughout but managed to keep the lively Portuguese at bay.
- 92'
FULL-TIME: PORTO 1-1 LIVERPOOL
- 90'
The hosts have hit a wall and passes are going astray and Liverpool are throwing the kitchen sink into their defending.
- 89'
A lacklustre end to the game with Porto struggling to create the killer chance. Two minutes will be added.
- 88'
Liverpool are holding out well and Porto's lack of firepower among the front two seems to be heading for a blank.
- 87'
Wonderful chance for Liverpool. Gerrard created it with quick feet inside the Porto box only for Alves to make a crucial tackle to deny Kuyt a strike on goal.
- 86'
The Porto crowd have gone quiet and they sense that their team have run out of steam.
- 85'
As you would expect, it's all Porto in these closing stages. But they look tired themselves and are starting to run out of ideas.
- 84'
Change for Liverpool as Fabio Aurellio makes his long-awaited return to action in place of the shattered Babel.
- 83'
Mascherano is lucky not to get his name taken with a lazy lunge on Asssuncao. He looks tired along with the rest in red behind him.
- 82'
Liverpool make good ground down the right flank and squeeze up into the final third. It may not be much but it's exactly what the Reds need right now.
- 81'
Reina is happy to waste away precious seconds at every opportunity and the home fans are becoming impatient.
- 80'
Benitez continues his ranting from the dugout and he's no doubt telling his midfielders and defenders to keep their focus as the finishing line is in sight.
- 79'
Just over 10 minutes for Liverpool to hang on or perhaps sneak it. At the moment they'll happily take a point considering their numerical disadvantage.
- 78'
Gerrard gets forward down the right and is fed by Hyypia's long ball over the top. He volleys it across the face of the goal but Voronin is slow to react and the ball trickles harmlessly wide.
- 76'
Dirk Kuyt needs some treatment. A clash of heads with Lucile leaves the Dutchman clutching his scraggy hair and Liverpool are given a few moments to regroup.
- 75'
Change for Liverpool and it's no surprise that Torres is the man coming off. Not the happiest of Champions League debuts for the Spaniard and Andriy Voronin comes on in his place.
- 74'
Another card for the men in red and this time it's Kuyt who blatantly handles on the deck to prevent Lucile beating him.
- 73'
Yellow card for Torres. Typical striker's challenge. It was one of those where he's fairly tackled and chases back to scythe his man down. Don't do it Fernando!
- 72'
Liverpool do well to press Porto back and repel the danger. Holding firm at the moment as the clock runs down.
- 71'
Corner follows corner follows corner. Liverpool under the cosh now as Quaresma lines up the third in a row. The first two resolutely defended.
- 70'
Lucile and Quaresma are the key protagonists in this Porto attack. Everything is coming down their left and right flanks respectively.
- 68'
Liverpool have looked flat, even before the sending off, but more so after it and have hardly threatened Nuno this half.
- 67'
Sloppy from Liverpool. With 10 men they need to keep possession and take the sting out of the game. But they're making hard work of it with first Finnan and then Kuyt giving away possession and inviting Porto to attack.
- 65'
Carragher concedes a corner but Quaresma's deep cross can only be headed high and wide by Lisandro.
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