- 71'
Substitution for Graz: Off goes Aufhauser to be replaced by the unfortunately named Gernot Sick
- 70'
Deep cross from Finnan this time evades Hyypia but Baros is on hand to win the header. His glanced effort flashes wide of the left upright
- 69'
A rare Graz break forward falls apart due to loose play and Liverpool counter with Cisse until Tokic impeeds him
- 67'
All Liverpool. The home side has offered next to nothing in this match and Liverpool should be a handful of goals to the good. Only one in it though so far
- 66'
Gerrard puts the ball in the back of the net with a blistering strike but the referee's whistle leaves the score at 1-0. A headed clearance flew into the path of Gerrard about 25 yards out and his first time volley is sweetly struck. I can only think the ref had blown up for a push by Cisse earlier on in the move
- 64'
Gerrard not far from bagging his second. A long, searching ball aimed at the back post from Carragher sees Gerrard arriving late but he is just unable to direct it goalward
- 63'
Liverpoool add to their corner count with another pair coming back to back. The first ending with a Hyypia effort from distance which earned the second
- 62'
Dudek - largely a spectator in this match - spills as high cross but is alert enough to dive on the loose ball as Kollomann went in again. Brave keeping
- 61'
First substitution of the night sees the anonymous Skoro make way for Bazina
- 59'
Second dead ball cross is not as good and easily cleared
- 58'
Corner is slung over and again it is Hyypia who wants it most; the big Finn forcing another top class save out of Scheuer at the expense of another corner
- 57'
Throw follows throw for Liverpool, deep on the left. Eventually the intended target from each attemp, hooks the ball over the top but a corne ris all they get for it
- 55'
Best chance of the game for Graz. Pogatetz launched a cross from very deep on the right and Kollomann, peeling off the back of Hyypia found himself in space on the penalty spot but, trying to head back across the goal, the striker puts too much angle on it and nods wide. Better chance than I think he thought it was
- 54'
Liverpool, holding a disciplined, high back line catch Kollmann offside - not for the first time
- 52'
Liverpool again finding space in the Graz half with very simple, controlled passing. Finally a cross field 'Gerrard special' sees Riise rise to head across goal but Baros can't bring the ball down to get a shot away
- 51'
Liverpool come again and a fortunate ricochet as Kewell is tackled feeds Baros on the edge of the box. Surrounded by red and white shirts he cleverly lays the ball wide to Finnan and then is only fractionallt short of connecting with the low, driven cross
- 50'
Cisse given the chance to showcase his electric pace one on one with Ehmann but he can't quite evade his man before letting fly. Makes the keeper work but never really looked convincing
- 49'
As if to undeline the point a crunching challenge in the centre circle from Hamman levels up the card count
- 48'
Second half already punctuated with free kicks as the home side look to come out of the blocks competetively
- 47'
Delivery is not the best and Graz come away with the ball
- 46'
Finnan, who seems to have responsibility for all dead balls lines up the kick as Tokic is the first palyer booked for a bit of pushing and shoving in the box
- 46'
Good possession play from the visitors is rewarded with a frre kick out by the right hand corner flag
- 45'
No changes at the interval as we get underway with Liverpool kicking-off
- 45'
Whistle goes and it is the visiting dressing room that will be all smiles at the break. 1-0 to Liverpool and - even without Owen - very much in charge
- 45'
Liverpool end the half in dominant possession around their opponent's box
- 44'
One minute of added time announced
- 43'
Despite Graz having a good spell early on in the game this is all Liverpool now and it's only a matter of time before they add to their lead
- 42'
A perfect example of Graz's lack of a real threat. Muratovic carries the ball forward well into a dangerous position before just punting a hopeful ball up to the edge of the box where Kollomann is the odd man in four. Easy to defend and a waste of good possession
- 41'
Rare foray forward from Graz ends with a huge, looping cross into the box that, when it eventually comes down again, Dudek catches with relative ease
- 40'
Liverpool well on top now with the Graz defence looking shattered and nervous. Hamman's turn to try a shot from distance and Scheuer has to watch it all the way as he goes down to his right to save
- 39'
Corner yet again finds the head of Hyypia in amongst a host of players from both sides but it flys over the bar to safety for the home team
- 38'
Baros, busy and enthusiastic, harrys the right back into conceding a sloppy corner
- 36'
Wonderfully incisive play from Liverpool and it is no surprise that it involves Baros down the left. A flicked one-two with Kewell sets the Australian free and his sideways low cross towards Cisse is not far from where he would have wanted it butTokic marshalls him well. Good football but no end result
- 35'
Slight delay in play as Baros is down after what looked like an innocuous challenge
- 34'
A few of the Liverpool players are off the bench warming up. Michael Owen is not amongst them. Hhhmmmm...
- 33'
Another Finnan corner from the right is met by the head of Hyypia but with no reward. Why the home side are leaving the big Finn alone at set plays is beyond me but could be a fruitful route to goal for Liverpool
- 31'
Corner swung over is met by Cisse but his effort is going wide until Baros comes flying in at the far post to, well, send it wide actually but he could/should have done better
- 30'
More joy for Liverpool down the left. Baros lays back to Kewell and should probably have received it back but didn't. Ball eventually breaks to Hamman who rather stbs at it and is lucky to get a corner out of it
- 28'
Corner for Graz finds all bar Cisse back for Liverpool and to good effect as they crowd out the Graz forwards and snuff out the danger
- 26'
Very nearly two. Liverpool not pressured in the midfield area allowing Finnan to pick out Baros. The pass should even have been cut out, but wasn't, and so Baros cut into the box and shot for the far post. Always going wide but Cisse is half a second to slow in sliding in with the goal at his mercy
- 24'
Suddenly the voices of the healthy Liverpool contingent are audible
- 23'
Kewell took the ball down a blind alley on the left, stopped, turned and layed the ball back to Hamman. Under no pressure he simply squared to Gerrard and there was never a doubt over what he was going to do. Top left hand corner - thank you very much. 1-0 Liverpool
- 22'
The deadlock is broken and it is so, so easy. Gerrard from 25 yards and the keeper is left leaping in vain.
- 20'
Liverpool started this game in confident command but, half way through the half it is the home side that are on top
- 19'
Kollomann finds himself one against one with Carragher and easily out paces him to create a shooting opportunity. A decent strike but he was outside the area and running across the face of goal and in the end the ball fizzes past Dudek's right hand post
- 18'
Good spell from Graz has lifted the crowd and the belief of those in red and white. Dangerous times for Liverpool
- 16'
Delivery from the right wing, level with the 18 yard box, is better and Dudek has to leap at full stretch to catch a ball that looked as if it was going to drop under the bar. Alert reactions from the Pole
- 15'
Comes to nothing but almost straight away the same thing happens on the right wing. Once more it was a foul but Ramusch made the most of it.
- 14'
The tricky looking Amerhauser twists and turns on the left flank before he puts almost as much artistry into his swan dive when his heels are clipped. Free kick deep in Liverpool territory
- 13'
Full blooded encounter with tackles flying in. Good to see, even if Hamann's latest is perhaps a little too strong
- 12'
Glorious chance for Liverpool through Baros. A diagonal pass from Gerrard inside the centre circle took out three Graz defenders and put Baros through on goal. As men got back to pressure the Czech's effort crashed into the feet of Scheuer in the Graz goal.
- 11'
Home fans encouraged by their sides forward play and the volume has been turned up inside the ground
- 10'
Kollmann steps up to drive the shot through the wall but it does it's job well enough and the chance passes
- 9'
More promising from the home side as Ramusch drives forward through the middle until Kewell halts his progress unlawfully, free kick in front of goal
- 8'
Loose play from Graz AK as first a midfield pass is sold short quickly followed a needless throw conceded. They look a little nervous
- 7'
Cisse angers the home players by continuing with play as one of their number lay injured. Tried a delicate chip from a tight angle but is a long way off target
- 6'
Josemi, loking bright and eager, breaks from defence with purpose but his run is halted by a trip. Very positive from the new signing
- 4'
Free kick conceded by the home side in exactly the same position. Delivery this time is deeper but the head back from Baros is eventually cleared well
- 3'
Finnan takes an outswinger into a busy penalty area from which Hyypia rises with purpose to connect well and on target. Acrobatic, one-handed save from Scheuer turns the ball over. A bit theatrical but he needed to make sure
- 2'
Free kick in a good position for Liverpool as Baros is unended. 30 yards out on the right flank
- 1'
Patient play from Liverpool as the back line are all given an early touch under no pressure in their own half
The home side kick off in the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium which is a sea of red and white - the colours of both sides
Even without Owen you would expect Liverpool to navigate this tie without too much trouble. But they would underestimate Graz AK. They did the double last year in Austria and are sitting pretty at the top of the league this term
So, Michael Owen is on the bench, fuelling speculation that he is off to Madrid. If he plays than he would be cup-tied from all Uefa competitions - interesting to see what happens should Cisse or Baros pick up a knock.
With or without Michael Owen, Liverpool will look to get a foot in the door of the Champions League tonight. Join us from 19.45 BST.
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