Skipper Gareth Ellis has provided Hull with a precious farewell gift, an all-important try in their 19-18 Super 8s victory over Wakefield to keep them on course for the double.
The Challenge Cup winners trailed 12-6 at half-time but drew level early in the second half with a solo try from Marc Sneyd before Ellis - playing his last home match ahead of his retirement - crashed over for the try that put them in front for the first time nine minutes from the end.
However the drama continued to the final whistle as winger Mason Caton-Brown scored Trinity's third try six minutes later and Liam Finn, having added the difficult conversion, failed with a field goal 18 seconds from time that would have tied the scores.
With referee Phil Bentham unsure, it took video replays to finally determine Finn's kick went centimetres wide.
The outcome was tough on Wakefield who were the better side for most of the game but now need neighbours Castleford to beat Wigan on Sunday to keep alive their semi-final hopes.
The visitors' six-point half-time lead came largely thanks to the superb kicking of veteran half-back Finn which created tries for Hull old boys Joe Arundel and Jacob Miller.
Winger Ben Jones-Bishop expertly palmed the ball back for Arundel to touch down in the 10th minute while Miller was right on the spot after his half-back partner's grubber kick stopped just short of the dead-ball line.
Finn kicked one conversion and added a penalty on the stroke of half-time after Hull full-back Jamie Shaul was sin-binned for holding down Miller following a dangerous break by centre Bill Tupou.
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