Liverpool News

18:17 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : Werder get the game under way
2 mins : Pennant wins free kick after run down right
2 mins : Gerrard free kick nodded back by Crouch to Hobbs who skies from close range
3 mins : GOAL! Andriy Voronin: Voronin uses pace to punish slapdash defending before rounding keeper and tucking the ball away
5 mins : El Zhar loses possession on edge of Werder box after good work from Crouch and Voronin
6 mins : GOAL! Kevin Schindler: Schindler tucks home after Paletta loses his man
7 mins : Crouch fires wide from 20 yards
9 mins : Pennant gives away free-kick midway in Reds half
9 mins : Gerrard charges down free kick
11 mins : Hobbs scuffs shot from 20 yards after El Zhar knock down
12 mins : Lively Pennant wins free kick in promising position
13 mins : GOAL! John Arne Riise: Riise rockets ball into roof of the net from 30 yards after Pennant lay off from free kick
20 mins : Voronin, Gerrard, El Zhar and Pennant combine well but move breaks down on edge of the box
21 mins : Carlos Albertos spoons shot from 25 yards
25 mins : Voronin shoots wide from distance after terrific link up play with El Zhar and Crouch
26 mins : Andreasen shot is well held by Carson
30 mins : Pennant and Gerrard combine but no one is there to meet the skipper's backheel in the box
31 mins : Reds knocking the ball around nicely
32 mins : El Zhar and Pennant switch flanks
35 mins : Gerrard storms through the middle before threading a fine ball to Voronin - but the Ukrainian is offside
36 mins : Tidy play by El Zhar in Werder half but pass lets him down
39 mins : Brilliant approach play by Carlos Alberto to sidestep both Gerrard and Carson - but he spoons it from eight yards
41 mins : Inviting cross by Riise down the left but Crouch just can't reach it
43 mins : Riise pings whopper of a ball 70 yards to turn defence into attack but Voronin runs out of ideas
44 mins : Pennant gets round of applause for keeping ball in play before pulling out a few tricks
19:04 GMT : Half Time Reached
46 mins : Substitution: Jamie Carragher for Sami Hyypia:
46 mins : Substitution: Daniel Agger for Gabriel Paletta:
46 mins : Substitution: Dirk Kuyt for Peter Crouch:
46 mins : Substitution: Momo Sissoko for Steven Gerrard MBE:
46 mins : Substitution: Xabi Alonso for Jack Hobbs:
19:18 GMT : Second Half Begins
46 mins : Substitution: Yossi Benayoun for Jermaine Pennant:
46 mins : Reds get second half under way
47 mins : Voronin shoots over after good footwork inside the box
46 mins : Substitution: Alvaro Arbeloa for John Arne Riise:
46 mins : Substitution: Stephen Darby for Steve Finnan:
48 mins : Brilliant vision by Benayoun to find Kuyt in the box. The Dutchman nets but not before the linesman raises his flag
46 mins : Substitution: Pierre Wome for Clemens Fritz:
53 mins : First Booking: Jamie Carragher: Carragher booked for late challenge in Reds half
46 mins : Substitution: Jurica Vranjes for Markus Rosenberg:
46 mins : Substitution: Hugo Almelda for Torsten Frings:
46 mins : Substitution: Daniel Jensen for Tim Borowski:
56 mins : Voronin beats two men but can't find a ball through
57 mins : Torres and Babel start to warm up
58 mins : Substitution: Amaury Bischoff for Carlos Alberto:
60 mins : Ace pass from Alonso puts Benayoun clean through but the Israeli unselfishly lays it off for Kuyt who forces fine save from Wiese from 10 yards
60 mins : GOAL! Andriy Voronin: Ukrainian bags his second with fine lob over keeper after Alonso throughball
63 mins : Substitution: Fernando Torres for Andriy Voronin: Torres makes Reds debut
65 mins : Torres wins free kick on edge of Werder box - but Alonso hits a tame effort straight at the keeper
73 mins : Substitution: Ryan Babel for Nabil El Zhar: Babel makes his Reds debut
73 mins : Werder think they've scored after Carra mistake but ref disallows it minutes later after lengthy talks with fourth official
76 mins : Carson nearly caught off guard as long Werder punt takes wicked deflection. He manages to put it out for corner, which comes to nothing
77 mins : Torres shows great skill to get through Werder defence before squaring for Babel - unfortunately a German is back to intercept
80 mins : Substitution: Frank Loning for Kevin Schindler:
82 mins : Alonso seemingly has the ball on a piece of string
84 mins : Own Goal! Stephen Darby: Darby knocks ball into own net after dangerous cross
87 mins : Brilliant turn by Kuyt before finding Torres who links up well with Benayoun. Unfortunatley the move then chokes
88 mins : Torres misses two glorious chances to mark his debut with a goal
90 mins : Remarkable skill from Babel to beat three men but his shot is too easy for the keeper
20:05 GMT : Match Over