▁after ▁ 1 7 ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁leg ; ▁Antonio ▁Val encia ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁open ▁space ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁wing ▁and ▁the ▁E cuador ian ▁beat ▁Craig ▁Bell amy ▁before ▁putting ▁in ▁a ▁low ▁cross . ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁reached ▁the ▁ball ▁first , ▁and ▁although ▁his ▁shot ▁was ▁saved , ▁the ▁ball ▁fell ▁to ▁Ryan ▁G ig gs , ▁who ▁was ▁left ▁with ▁a ▁simple ▁finish ▁from ▁two ▁yards ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁goal . ▁City ▁equal ised ▁shortly ▁before ▁half - time ▁via ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁penalty ▁from ▁Carlos ▁Te vez ; ▁the ▁penalty ▁was ▁awarded ▁by ▁ref eree ▁Mike ▁Dean ▁for ▁a ▁pull ▁on ▁Bell amy ▁by ▁United ▁right - back ▁Rafael , ▁but ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁let ▁go ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁forward ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁f oul ▁had ▁been ▁committed ▁outside ▁the ▁penalty ▁area . ▁City ▁then ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁half way ▁through ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁Te vez ▁again ▁getting ▁on ▁the ▁scores heet ▁after ▁the ▁United ▁defence ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁City ▁corner . ▁United ▁pressed ▁for ▁an ▁equal iser , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁contin ually ▁denied ▁by ▁ref lex ▁saves ▁from ▁City ▁goal keeper ▁Sh ay ▁Given , ▁and ▁City ▁took ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁lead ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁leg ▁at ▁Old ▁Tra ff ord . ▁ ▁United ▁set ▁the ▁pace ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁leg , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁City ▁who ▁made ▁the ▁better ▁ch ances . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁passed