Andy Wilkinson blocked a low strike from Berbatov and Higginbotham bravely smothered a strike from Patrice Evra after the defender dribbled his way into the Stoke area.
So he dribbled the ball and purposely bumped into Woodson, which prompted officials to call a technical foul a play that helped Dallas seal the game in the closing moments.
The 30-year-old veteran collected a loose ball just across midfield, dribbled 30 yards to the edge of the penalty area and fired a laser into the far left side of the net.
Gathering the ball in his own half, the forward dribbled by an opponent before slipping through both central defenders and rounding the goalkeeper with nonchalance to stroke the ball into an empty net to send Hampden delirious with delight.