▁leg ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Milan ▁mid field ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁build - up ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁game ; ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁minute , ▁Pat rice ▁Ev ra ▁gave ▁away ▁a ▁free - k ick ▁ 3 5 ▁yards ▁from ▁goal , ▁which ▁Beck ham ▁crossed ▁into ▁the ▁penalty ▁area . ▁Ev ra ▁himself ▁attempted ▁an ▁ac rob atic ▁clear ance , ▁but ▁the ▁ball ▁only ▁went ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Ron ald inho ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁penalty ▁area . ▁The ▁Brazil ian ▁forward ▁vol ley ed ▁the ▁ball ▁towards ▁goal , ▁and ▁United ▁goal keeper ▁Ed win ▁van ▁der ▁Sar ▁dropped ▁to ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁block ▁its ▁traject ory ; ▁however , ▁Michael ▁Car rick ▁got ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁first ▁and ▁it ▁def lect ed ▁off ▁his ▁legs ▁and ▁past ▁Van ▁der ▁Sar . ▁United ▁then ▁surv ived ▁several ▁la ps es ▁in ▁concentration ▁throughout ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁before ▁Paul ▁Sch oles ▁got ▁their ▁equal iser ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁minutes ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁half ; ▁Dar ren ▁F let cher ▁pulled ▁a ▁low ▁cross ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁penalty ▁area , ▁and ▁Sch oles ▁sh aped ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁ball ▁with ▁his ▁right ▁foot . ▁He ▁missed ▁the ▁ball , ▁but ▁it ▁hit ▁his ▁standing ▁leg ▁and ▁sp un ▁into ▁the ▁far ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁goal ▁past ▁D ida ' s ▁out st retch ed ▁hand . ▁United ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁half way ▁through ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁via