 Milan scored within the first minute of the match after captain Paolo Maldini volleyed in an Andrea Pirlo free kick that had been conceded by Djimi Traoré . The goal made Maldini the oldest scorer in the history of the competition . Liverpool responded almost immediately ; John Arne Riise , who was picked out by a corner kick from Steven Gerrard , hit a volley from the edge of the penalty box . His shot was cleared only for Gerrard to cross in from the right wing , which Sami Hyypiä headed towards goal producing a save out of Dida . Milan almost extended their lead in the 13th minute , after Crespo 's header was cleared off the goal line by Luis García . A few minutes later , Liverpool made a substitution after Harry Kewell picked up a groin injury ; he was replaced by Vladimír Šmicer . Soon after , Kaká passed through to Andriy Shevchenko who put his shot past Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek , but Shevchenko was adjudged to have been in an offside position and the goal did not stand . Shevchenko had another chance to score a few minutes later ; after being played onside by Traore , his shot was saved by Dudek after he came under pressure from the Liverpool defence . Luis García had two chances to score following Shevchenko 's shot ; the first shot from the edge of the penalty area went well over the crossbar and after he was headed through by Baroš his next shot went wide . Straight after this attack , Crespo went through on goal only to be flagged for offside . Almost immediately after this , Liverpool had a penalty claim turned down after Alessandro Nesta allegedly handballed . Milan countered and scored ; Kaka dribbled the ball into the Liverpool half and passed to Shevchenko , who passed to Crespo at the far post to score and make it 2 – 0 . Minutes later , Crespo extended Milan 's lead with a chip over Dudek after Kaka provided the assist to make it 3 – 0 . 
