Striker Don Goodman returned to haunt the club he supported as a youngster and send Wolves into their first semi-final for 17 years.

Goodman was the goalscoring hero in the 82nd minute, but goalkeeper Hans Segers ended a 20-month nightmare to help book the Molineux side's last-four spot with a dramatic penalty save in the dying minutes.

Leeds had dominated virtually the entire game, enjoying the vast majority of possession, but they failed to find the breakthrough and ultimately paid the price.

The result is certain to keep under-fire Wolves boss Mark McGhee in a job for the time being - he was being tipped for the axe following his side's slide down the First Division table.

The sleeping Midlands giants had lost three FA Cup ties to Leeds during the 1970s, but this was sweet revenge, with Goodman grabbing part of the limelight against his home town club.

Leeds had spurned a catalogue of chances going into the closing 10 minutes, with Wolves having barely ventured into Leeds territory during the second half.

But then a Carl Robinson through-ball split the Leeds defence and this allowed Goodman, only in the side after shaking off a calf injury, to race around the back of the rearguard and slot an angled seven-yard shot over on-rushing keeper Nigel Martyn.

But as the thousands of travelling Wanderers fans started dreaming of the semi-finals and a potential trip to Wembley, there was even more drama to come.

With just over two minutes left on the clock, Leeds' Dutch striker and leading scorer Jimmy Hasselbaink powered forward into the box and was eventually brought down by substitute Robbie Keane.

The young Irish midfielder, who had only replaced striker Steve Bull eight minutes earlier, appealed in vain to Dorset referee Paul Durkin who had instantly pointed to the spot.

Hasselbaink, with 14 goals to his credit this season, then stepped up for the penalty and looked odds on to make it 15 with a curling right foot shot, but Segers dived full stretch to his left to push the ball round the post.

The keeper was only recalled to the side on Wednesday after 20 months on the sidelines due to regular number one Mike Stowell having been laid low with a stomach bug.

For the Dutchman it was a save to savour after match-fixing allegations which have blighted his life over the last couple of years.

Segers was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing and despite a late Leeds flurry, he was able to celebrate the end of those tumultuous times by helping Wolves into the semi-finals.

Until Goodman's goal they had struggled to test Martyn, Leeds' skipper on the day. Portuguese midfielder Bruno Ribeiro had hacked a clearance off the toes of Steve Bull in the opening seconds and Dougie Freedman shot high over the bar in the seventh minute.

It was Leeds who should have opened the scoring in the first half as a Rod Wallace angled shot was agonisingly wide of the right hand post, while Australian international Harry Kewell's drive from 12 yards forced Segers into another superb save.

Leeds could argue they should have been awarded an earlier penalty in the 30th minute when former Bradford defender Dean Richards appeared to bundle over Wallace inside the box, but on this occasion Durkin waved away the appeals.

Kewell then struck a delightful 20-yard curler in the 35th minute that was just over the bar, while three minutes later a Wallace hooked effort from six yards was cleared by Wolves skipper Keith Curle.

Segers again saved bravely at the feet of Wallace in the opening seconds of the second period after he had been put through by Hasselbaink, before Goodman then blazed over the side netting from close range after a mistake by Lucas Radebe.

Leeds continued to pile on the pressure as Wolves struggled to get out of their own half, but the frustration was growing on the faces of the United players as they resorted to several long-range pot-shots.

Robert Molenaar and Alfie Haaland both spurned chances for Leeds and within minutes Goodman, a former ball boy at Elland Road, grabbed the game-stealing goal, before Segers added to Wolves' glory with his stunning save.

Teams

Leeds (0) 0 Wolverhampton (0) 1

Leeds: Martyn, Hiden, Molenaar, Radebe, Harte, Halle, Haaland, Ribeiro (Kelly 61), Kewell, Wallace, Hasselbaink.

Subs Not Used: Hopkin, Bowyer, Wetherall, Beeney.

Booked: Ribeiro.

Wolverhampton: Segers, Muscat, Williams, Curle, Richards, Naylor, Robinson, Osborn, Goodman, Bull (Keane 78), Freedman.

Subs Not Used:Simpson, Atkins, Roberts, Stowell.

Booked: Muscat.

Goals: Goodman 82.

Att: 39,902

Ref: P A Durkin (Portland).