Breakdown Portsmouth 0-0 Liverpool

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11:46 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : Portsmouth get the game underway
4 mins : Benayoun fires in a low drive which James does well to turn away to safety. First shot of the game
6 mins : Voronin fires in a cross from the left which is well defended
8 mins : Liverpool find space in the area but Voronin and Benayouncan't combine effectively and the opening is gone
10 mins : Alonso drives a long range drive well over James' goal
15 mins : Sissoko is challenged from behind as Liverpool win a free kick. Not much has happened so far
17 mins : First chance of the game as Sissoko finds Crouch and the striker forces a good save from James at his near post
20 mins : Kanu wins a flick on inside the area but the ball rolls harmlessly out of play
22 mins : Alonso's free kick from the edge of the area is driven disappointingly into the Pompey wall
24 mins : Benjani is presented with the ball on the right of the area but his shot is deflected behind for a corner
27 mins : Utaka charges down the left and his attempted cross is blocked for another corner
29 mins : First Booking: Papa Bouba Diop: Booked for catching Benayoun in the face during an aerial challenge
31 mins : Kanu misses from the penalty spot as Reina dives to his right to make a smart stop
36 mins : Liverpool win another free kick on the edge of the box and have another chance of a shot at goal
33 mins : First Booking: Xabi Alonso:
38 mins : Agger tries to reach the floated free kick at the far post but is unable to do so
39 mins : Another poor free kick from Alonso as he smashes a free kick into the wall
41 mins : Voronin lucky to escape a yellow card after a rash challenge in the middle of the field on Johnson
42 mins : Davis extends Reina with a drive from the angle of the area which is comfortably stopped
45 mins : One extra minute to be played
12:33 GMT : Half Time Reached
12:49 GMT : Second Half Begins
46 mins : Liverpool get the second period underway with Rafa making no changes at the break
47 mins : Almost a great start to the half as Crouch volleys just over from Pennant's cross
51 mins : Sissoko and Hreidarsson square up to each other but the ref takes no action. The game hasn't improved
52 mins : The ball falls kindly to Utaka in the area but he smashes the ball wide with a gaping goal to aim for
54 mins : Liverpool's best chance of the game as Voronin controls the ball on his chest before volleying against the top of the bar
56 mins : Sissoko volleys a shot goalwards but James makes an easy save. Signs that we're stepping up our tempo now
57 mins : Good defending from Muntari but he then disappears over the hoardings after beating Pennant to the ball
62 mins : Substitution: Fernando Torres for Peter Crouch:
64 mins : First Booking: Glen Johnson:
65 mins : Benayoun bends a free kick wide of target from the edge of the area
67 mins : Substitution: Steven Gerrard for Jermaine Pennant:
68 mins : Substitution: Niko Kranjcar for Benjani Mwaruwari:
69 mins : The two subs combine as Gerrard frees Torres in the area but the Spaniard blazes over from an acute angle
74 mins : Another good chance for Pompey as Muntari blasts Kanu's pass wide of the goal
76 mins : First Booking: Momo Sissoko:
77 mins : Substitution: Ryan Babel for Xabi Alonso:
85 mins : Great work from Torres on the left and his cross to the far post almost finds Voronin who is inches away from tapping the ball home
88 mins : Finnan needs treatment after going down in the area. Looks like he'll be fine
90 mins : The Reds have a chance to snatch it at the end but Benayoun wastes possession and the chance is gone
90 mins : First Booking: Sean Davis:
13:38 GMT : Match Over