Instead it was Chievo who scored the game's second and final goal -- Boukary Drame netting in the 76th-minute.
The pace picked up slightly after the break, with United looking the more likely to score the new Wembley's first FA Cup final goal.
Reivers were now on the back foot and three further Williams penalties put Neath in control until Hodge's crucial drop goal in the final minute of the half kept the home side's hopes alive.
McCutcheon's goal was his final involvement in the game as he received his second caution in the dying seconds of the contest to leave Cavan with only 13 players.
And he will instead help to start a rebuilding process at Prenton Park as Rovers, who missed out on the League One play-offs thanks to Scunthorpe's late goal on the final day of the season, prepare for another assault on promotion to the Championship.
Donahue's goal completed a three-goal rally in the final 3:04 for Syracuse.
But his new side produced a professional display against his former players and Chelsea fans were left with the enduring image of Mourinho doing his best to tone down his celebrations for Samuel Eto'o's second-half goal, which secured Inter's quarter-final place.
The visitors began to press in the final 15 minutes and Martyn's goal from a Higgins pass set up a thrilling finale.
American Jake Riddle talked his way into the bin for the Rays for 10 minutes shortly after the goal but while he was sitting out the penalty Steve Slonina was in the right place to redirect Kostadine's shot into the Panthers net for the final goal of the game after 23 minutes.
The 21-year-old is widely-regarded as one of the best players in the world, and he had another great game in Saturday's final, setting up Angel di Maria's goal in the 1-0 victory.
Celtic were reduced to 10 men when Izaguirre was shown a straight red card for barging Weiss over as the Rangers player tried to take advantage of Forster's absence from his goal, minutes before the final whistle.
Sheffield's fifth goal came just under ten minutes before the final buzzer.
Slovakia's final touch in this World Cup was a positive one as Vittek stroked home a penalty for his fourth and final goal of the tournament after Stekelenburg had tripped the striker.
Goosen's boot got Treviso back in front, Ceri Sweeney looked to have snatched it with a drop-goal, but then came Goosen's calm final kick.
There was a dramatic finish in which replacement fly-half James Arlidge and full-back Tovey each had drop-goal attempts charged down while the latter's final attempt drifted wide for Tom James to mark and kick off the field.
Instead, the final goal was scored by Saviola after David Luiz's long ball had found Di Maria racing past Hibbert for the umpteenth time of the night.
And that is little comfort to Pompey's fans who fretted until the final whistle, knowing that just one goal for their side may have seen them in Europe.
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The Reds conceded an injury-time own goal by John Arne Riise in Tuesday's semi-final, first leg 1-1 draw at home.
Messi managed a final strike in the 83rd minute that Cech deflected into the post, but Fernando Torres breakaway goal in stoppage time sealed Chelsea's trip to the final next month in Munich against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.
"It's a great feeling to play a final at Wembley and to score the winning goal is unbelievable, " he said.
Wales, by contrast, totalled 14 points from the boots of fly-half Stephen Jones and centre James Hook, the latter's late drop-goal giving Wales breathing space as Italy pressed in the final quarter.
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Although it was to Wales' credit that they were as much of a threat as their visitors, Toshack's side could not manage to claim a consolation goal despite pushing until the final minute.
West Ham played a lead role in England's success, with Moore captaining the side, forward Geoff Hurst scoring a hat-trick (still the only player to do so in a World Cup final) and midfielder Martin Peters grabbing the home side's only other goal.
Harewood scored his 100th league goal close to the final whistle after Friedel had parried Carew's initial strike.
Buffalo not only got a break on Briere's shot which banked wide as the final horn sounded, but also on its only goal.
Ramsey caught Arsenal's eye when the young midfielder shone in a goal-scoring display during Cardiff's FA Youth Cup quarter-final defeat to the Gunners in February 2007.
The left winger's finest moment was scoring the winning goal in the League One play-off final in 2009 against Millwall which saw Scunthorpe promoted to the Championship.
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Wigan's remaining games appear marginally tougher than Villa's and the far-from-straightforward goal must be to go into the final game of the season, which is appropriately Wigan vs.
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