FULL REPORT: FC PORTO 1 - 1 LIVERPOOL

PENNANT OFF AS KUYT EARNS REDS A POINT

Jermaine Pennant saw red as Liverpool's Champions League Group A campaign began with a hard fought draw in Portugal.

The Reds were forced to play the majority of the second half with ten men after the winger was dismissed for a second bookable offence on 57 minutes.

But Rafael Benitez's men hung on to secure what, in the circumstances, is a solid point.

Liverpool had gone in at the break level after Dirk Kuyt's close range header on 17 minutes cancelled out Lucho Gonzalez's early penalty.

The Reds made a shaky start and were lucky not to fall behind after just two minutes when Steve Finnan's attempted clearance was deflected into the path of Lisandro but his effort was well blocked by the advancing Pepe Reina.

The dangerous Quaresma then took advantage of a weak headed clearance from Sami Hyypia to flash a volley just over the bar.

The warning signs were there for Liverpool but they did not take heed and on eight minutes Sektioui exposed Hyypia for pace before falling under the challenge of Pepe Reina.

Referee Luchos Michel pointed to the spot and as Reina dived to his right Lucho Gonzalez calmly clipped the ball down the middle.

The Reds needed a quick reaction and they got one just after quarter of an hour.

Steve Finnan's free-kick was guided back across goal by Sami Hyypia giving Dirk Kuyt the chance to nod Liverpool level and notch his third goal of the season.

The remainder of the first-half saw both sides play an open style of football but neither came close to adding to the scoreline.

The Reds began the second period with renewed impetus but that all changed on 57 minutes when Jermaine Pennant received the first red card of his Liverpool career.

The winger had been booked for an ill-timed challenge on Quaresma on 25 minutes and was given his marching orders just before the hour mark for a needless foul on Fucile.

But despite playing the best part of half an hour a man short Liverpool stood firm and although Sami Hyypia was forced to clear a Quaresma effort off the line on 60 minutes, the hosts created very few opportunities despite their possession.

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Teams
Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Hyypia, Carragher, Finnan, Babel, Gerrard (captain), Mascherano, Pennant, Torres, Kuyt. Subs - Crouch, Itandje, Aurelio, Leiva, Voronin, Agger, Benayoun

FC Porto: , Fucile, Alves, Paulo, Bosingwa, Quaresma, Meireles, Assuncao, (captain), Lopez, Sektioui. Subs - Stepanov, Bolatti, Kazmierczak, , Farias, Cech, Gonzalez

Referee: Lubos Michel

Conditions: Mild

Attendance: Unknown

Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Jamie Carragher

Breakdown
18:45 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : Here we go. The road to Moscow starts here as Porto get the game and the competition underway in the Dragon Stadium.
1 min : Porto get a corner straight away...play it short...cross comes in...headed clear for another corner
3 mins : Early scare for Reds as sloppy pass puts Porto striker through. Brilliant save by Pepe
4 mins : Nice rendition of YNWA prior to kick off. Liverpool sold about 2,500 tickets for this one, but there can't be more than 1,000 here. They're not stupid, scousers.
5 mins : Fucile tries his luck from a tight angle...over. Sort it out Reds
5 mins : The press box is too high up for me to have a clue which Porto players are on the ball, so cut me some slack
7 mins : Pennant fouls Quaresma down their left
8 mins : PENALTY - Reina brought someone down
8 mins : Penalty Scored! Lucho : The Porto skipper hits it straight down the middle. Balls
13 mins : Liverpool really need to sort themselves out. They are not playing well
16 mins : Pennant tries to cut inside down the right but his touch isn't great
17 mins : Great tackle by Carra to thwart another Porto attack
17 mins : GOAL! Dirk Kuyt: GET IN. Dirky boy levels with his head after good build up from Finnan and Hyypia
18 mins : Fucile has another pop but that's not going to worry Pepe
22 mins : One of my fellow journalists tells me Rafa has now made 38 line-up changes this season. What a boring sod, working that out. Anyway, there's six new names on the teamsheet tonight from Saturday's trip to Pompey.
24 mins : AC are 2-0 up versus Benfica, if anyone cares
25 mins : Ha ha ha...and Chelsea are losing 1-0 at home to Rosenburg!
26 mins : First Booking: Jermaine Pennant: JP booked for another foul on Quaresma
26 mins : Portugal international Bruno Alves heads just wide from six yards after decent cross from the left
28 mins : Good build up from Babel but Gerrard's pass to Fernando is poor
29 mins : Javier concedes a free-kick on the edge of the box
30 mins : Quaresma rolls it to Meireles who blasts well over
31 mins : The Dragon Stadium is far from full. It was built to hold 52,000 ahead of Euro 2004. The atmosphere is still a lot better than Stamford Bridge, mind
32 mins : Reina belts it forward but it goes out for a goal kick
34 mins : Reina again in the action after poor pass from Hyypia. Pep clears the danger
37 mins : Babel dispossessed in the middle
38 mins : This ref is a muppet. That was not a foul by Javier
39 mins : Carra clears the danger after dangerous in-swinging free-kick
39 mins : Just want to welcome new .tv journalist Paul Hassall to the team. He started on Monday. If you listening Paul, don't take no rubbish off Rogers and Platt and you'll be fine
40 mins : Uh, the home fans aren't happy about something. I have to admit, I wasn't watching. I'll ask Radio City
42 mins : Javier hits it out of play 'cos someone's rolling around
44 mins : Good interception from Finnan...his pass is just too long for JP though
45 mins : Torres fouled 35 yards out
45 mins : JP rolls it to SG who rolls it to RB who does very little
19:31 GMT : Half Time Reached
19:46 GMT : Second Half Begins
46 mins : Kuyt and Torres get the second half underway
47 mins : Just been given the attendance - 41,208
50 mins : Again, never a foul by JP. Porto have a free-kick in a dangerous position...Quaresma hits it into the wall
51 mins : Porto get a throw midway inside our half after poor ball from Javier
52 mins : Alvaro concedes a corner
52 mins : Quaresma's out-swinger is cleared
54 mins : Rafa's side seem to be playing quite deep
54 mins : Great take from Quaresma but his cross is gathered by Pepe
54 mins : That man Quaresma skins Alvaro but his dipping cross is too long for Lopez
55 mins : Chelsea have equalised
55 mins : Quaresma nutmegs Hyypia
56 mins : Kuyt goes down in the box but the is having none of it
58 mins : Second Booking: Jermaine Pennant: That is quite simply the worst sending off I have ever seen. Get on to Hackett
61 mins : Hyypia saves Reds with last-gasp clearance after scramble in box
65 mins : Substitution: Mariano Gonzalez for Raul Meireles:
65 mins : Substitution: Ernesto Farias for Tarik Sektioui:
66 mins : Kuyt down the right...crosses...Hyypia leaves it thinking there's someone behind him but there isn't
68 mins : Porto was European Capital of Culture in 2001. You'd never guess. Reminds me of Hull.
68 mins : Good stadium though. Set below ground level like the new Anfield ? and you can see I from the street.
68 mins : Disappointing ball from Kuyt gives them possession midway in our half
69 mins : Porto corner...that's rubbish
70 mins : This is the ref that gave THAT Luis Garcia goal. He's still a prat though
70 mins : Rafa not looking like he's making any immediate substitutions
72 mins : The hosts are winning corner after corner
73 mins : Here we go - Andriy is warming up. His hair is about the only thing I can see from up here
73 mins : Babel sends Torres free down the left but he can't beat his man
73 mins : First Booking: Fernando Torres:
74 mins : Real Madrid beating Werder 2-1
75 mins : First Booking: Dirk Kuyt:
77 mins : Substitution: Andriy Voronin for Fernando Torres:
77 mins : Kuyt's playing right wing since the sending off so Andriy all alone up front
78 mins : Kuyt has taken a knock to the head but I think he'll be okay
79 mins : Brilliant lofted ball by Alvaro to Gerrard in the box...the skipper hits it across goal but puts too much on it for Andriy
80 mins : Marseille are beating Besiktas 1-0 in the other Group A game
81 mins : Porto have never lost at home to a British team
84 mins : Aurelio about to make an entrance after five months out with Achilles injury
85 mins : Substitution: Fabio Aurelio for Ryan Babel:
86 mins : This has been far from a vintage performance from the Reds but this is a very good result under the circumstances
88 mins : Brilliant play by Voronin, Javier and Stevie...trademark run from the skipper into the box. He passed to Kuyt when he'd have been better having a go himself
90 mins : First Booking: Javier Mascherano:
20:33 GMT : Match Over

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