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Portsmouth

  • Diarra 39’
  • Defoe 60’

Guimaraes

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  1. Opening night joy for Portsmouth

    Opening night joy for Portsmouth

    Portsmouth won their first match in major European competition with an exhilarating 2-0 win over Portuguese side Guimaraes More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Portsmouth
    • Guimaraes
    • 90+2' All over at Fratton Park, and a great night for Portsmouth fans! Stick around for Everton and Spurs, coming up shortly!
    • 90' Crouch comes off for Kanu and Hreidarsson is on for Traore as Harry Redknapp aims to eat up some stoppage time.
    • 86' Another excellent ball in from the left from Belhadj is heading for Diop, but the Senegal midfielder can't get sufficient power on his header.
    • 83' Moreno fouls on the right wing and gets a booking. Sean Davis fires in the low square fre--kick for DEFOE.... Well struck on the turn but the shot is way over the bar.
    • 80' Guimaraes pour men forward as they win another free-kick. Desmarets curls it in but it doesn't beat the first man. Disappointing.
    • 78' Another lightning-quick break from Portsmouth, and this time Crouch leaves it for TRAORE... Nilson saves! He did brilliantly well to stick his hand out as he was diving in the opposite direction!
    • 74' Amaral busts a gut to get to the byline in time to curl a cross back into the Portsmouth box, but the whistle goes for a goal kick. Unlucky mate!
    • 72' John Utaka gets a round of applause as he goes off to Papa Bouba Diop.
    • 65' More attacking changes by Guimaraes as Fajardo, who missed the penalty, is replaced by Jean Coral.
    • 60' GOAL!! Nadir Belhadj hits Armand Traore's pass first time and delivers a marvellous cross that Defoe can't help but volley in at the far post to make it 2-0!
    • 56' Great run by Armand Traore and he passes his man to chips a ball to the far post for CROUCH... Headed straight at Nilson!
    • 53' Guimaraes have won a free-kick - again rather easily - about 35 yards out, and Moreno fancies his chances. He STRIKES... It swings away from goal and into the crowd.
    • 50' Guimaraes aim to capitalise and they break through Roberto. The Brazilian holds off Belhadj and flashes a shot across the face of goal! A wake-up call for Portsmouth there.
    • 49' Defoe makes his run-up... Nilson dives low to his left and SAVES!! Defoe looks crestfallen! It was a good save but the England striker should have done better!
    • 48' PENALTY!! Now Portsmouth have their own spot-kick after Moreno trips over Defoe! Of course Jermain grabs the ball and will have a go himself...
    • 46' Farjado joins Campbell in the book for pulling at Defoe's shirt.
    • 46' No changes for either side as Portsmouth get their second 45 minutes of European football underway.
    • 45+1' The first half comes to a close, and it went about as well as Portsmouth fans could have hoped. Can they stay on top for the full 90?
    • 45' Nilson punches out a long speculative ball and Glen Johnson goes for the audacious volley... The ball floats wide of the target, but good effort.
    • 42' Fajardo steps up to take it. He runs up... IT CLIPS THE BAR AND OVER INTO THE CROWD!! Justice is done for Pompey, and the fans celebrate that as much as the goal!
    • 41' PENALTY!! Campbell hauls down Roberto and the referee gives a penalty! Sol Campbell looks in shock as he receives a yellow card!
    • 39' GOAL!! Lassana Diarra will go down in history as the first man ever to score for Portsmouth in Europe! The French midfielder's tidy finish after a great one-two with Defoe beats Nilson and sends the Fratton Faithful into ecstasy!
    • 36' Utaka squares another ball across the box and Defoe controls and spins 360 before FIRING... It's right at Nilson, but Diarra is there to follow up... The rebound loops over the Frenchman's head! Pompey well on top at the moment.
    • 32' Belhadj bursts down the left and cuts it back for DEFOE... Blazed well over the bar!
    • 30' Guimaraes are showing they can play too as Fajardo's sweeping crossfield ball is knocked back across the box by Wenio. Campbell manages to beat Roberto to the ball at the near post though.
    • 24' Pompey come forward again and Traore fancies his chances from range... Over the bar. The 18-year-old, on loan from Arsenal, looks up for it tonight.
    • 23' Glen Johnson intercepts a sloppy pass and goes on a run, but he tries to beat one too many and then goes looking for the foul but doesn't get it.
    • 21' The corner comes in... Punched away by Nilson but it falls to UTAKA... OFF THE POST!! Play stops as the referee blows up for Glen Johnson being offside. Great spell for Portsmouth.
    • 20' Nilson is still down following that save. The Guimaraes medics come on and look at his hand, but he's ok. A nice bit of time-wasting before the Pompey corner.
    • 19' Utaka slips it through to Crouch in the box and he lays it off for DEFOE... TIPPED OVER THE BAR!! It was a solid strike but Nilson was equal to it!
    • 18' Roberto is the first man to get booked for a tackle from behind on Diarra.
    • 17' Portsmouth have eased ahead and have begun to take control of the match. Glen Johnson's diagonal ball finds Peter Crouch in the area and he juggles and SHOOTS... Blocked well!
    • 13' Guimaraes enjoying some good possession down the left, but they can't keep hold of it. Portsmouth break and Traore runs out goal! He's about to pull the trigger on the edge of the box but Moreno slides in with a good tackle.
    • 9' First sign of nerves, and it comes from David James, who attempts a long clearance but shanks the ball into the air towards Roberto. Distin and Campbell tidy up though.
    • 7' John Utaka appeals for a corner, but he doesn't get one. Guimaraes have got several Brazilians in this side, and some of them look more than capable of a moment of magic that would silence this crowd.
    • 4' A good open start to thias match, both sides seeing their fair share of the ball. So far, no chances to speak of, but it's worth giving the crowd more props. They're putting some fans of the bigger clubs to shame.
    • 1' The cry of "Play up Pompey" reverberates around Fratton Park as Guimaraes get this show on the road!
    • 17:59 It's a huge night at Fratton Park as Pompey are about to make their European bow. The place is rocking!
    • 17:58 Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Portsmouth v Guuimaraes in the UEFA Cup first round first leg!

  • Summary

    • 78' Another lightning-quick break from Portsmouth, and this time Crouch leaves it for TRAORE... Nilson saves! He did brilliantly well to stick his hand out as he was diving in the opposite direction!
    • 60' GOAL!! Nadir Belhadj hits Armand Traore's pass first time and delivers a marvellous cross that Defoe can't help but volley in at the far post to make it 2-0!
    • 56' Great run by Armand Traore and he passes his man to chips a ball to the far post for CROUCH... Headed straight at Nilson!
    • 50' Guimaraes aim to capitalise and they break through Roberto. The Brazilian holds off Belhadj and flashes a shot across the face of goal! A wake-up call for Portsmouth there.
    • 49' Defoe makes his run-up... Nilson dives low to his left and SAVES!! Defoe looks crestfallen! It was a good save but the England striker should have done better!
    • 48' PENALTY!! Now Portsmouth have their own spot-kick after Moreno trips over Defoe! Of course Jermain grabs the ball and will have a go himself...
    • 42' Fajardo steps up to take it. He runs up... IT CLIPS THE BAR AND OVER INTO THE CROWD!! Justice is done for Pompey, and the fans celebrate that as much as the goal!
    • 41' PENALTY!! Campbell hauls down Roberto and the referee gives a penalty! Sol Campbell looks in shock as he receives a yellow card!
    • 39' GOAL!! Lassana Diarra will go down in history as the first man ever to score for Portsmouth in Europe! The French midfielder's tidy finish after a great one-two with Defoe beats Nilson and sends the Fratton Faithful into ecstasy!
    • 36' Utaka squares another ball across the box and Defoe controls and spins 360 before FIRING... It's right at Nilson, but Diarra is there to follow up... The rebound loops over the Frenchman's head! Pompey well on top at the moment.
    • 32' Belhadj bursts down the left and cuts it back for DEFOE... Blazed well over the bar!
    • 21' The corner comes in... Punched away by Nilson but it falls to UTAKA... OFF THE POST!! Play stops as the referee blows up for Glen Johnson being offside. Great spell for Portsmouth.
    • 19' Utaka slips it through to Crouch in the box and he lays it off for DEFOE... TIPPED OVER THE BAR!! It was a solid strike but Nilson was equal to it!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Knut Kircher

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Starting line-up

    • D. James
    • G. Johnson
    • S. Campbell Yellow Card
    • S. Distin
    • N. Belhadj
    • J. Utaka Substitution Out (72′)
    • S. Davis
    • L. Diarra Goal
    • A. Traore Substitution Out (90′)
    • P. Crouch Substitution Out (90′)
    • J. Defoe Goal

    Subs

    • N. Kanu Substitution In90′
    • H. Hreidarsson Substitution In90′
    • G. Little
    • J. Ashdown
    • P. Bouba Diop Substitution In72′
    • A. Mvuemba
    • Y. Kaboul

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Guimaraes

    Starting line-up

    • C. Nilson
    • A. Gregory
    • .. Danilo
    • .. Moreno Yellow Card
    • .. Andrezinho
    • .. Wenio
    • A. Joao Alves
    • Y. Desmarets
    • J. Fajardo Yellow Card Substitution Out (63′)
    • .. Roberto Yellow Card
    • .. Momha Substitution Out (55′)

    Subs

    • .. Carlitos
    • .. Nuno Santos
    • .. Luciano Amaral Substitution In55′
    • .. Sereno
    • .. Tiago Ronaldo
    • .. Lamelas
    • .. Jean Coral Substitution In63′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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