Heracles reaches first ever Dutch Cup final

 　　THE HAGUE, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Heracles Almelo surprisingly secured its first ever final berth¹ in the Dutch Cup on Thursday evening by beating AZ 4-2 in Alkmaar.

　　Heracles took an early lead through a header by Everton, but halfway² the first half AZ bounced back with two goals within two minutes, by Adam Maher and Johann Berg Gudmundsson.

　　The home team got chance after chance to decide the semifinal, but lacked a good finish. Heracles could therefore continue to hope for a stunt³ and equalized through a header by Kwame Quansah.

　　In the final minutes of regular playing time, both teams had opportunities, but extra time was needed to decide the match.

　　Substitutes Thomas Bruns and Ninos Gouriye brought Heracles the historic 4-2 win in extra time.

　　Heracles will meet PSV Eindhoven, which beat Heerenveen on Wednesday, in the final on April 8 in Rotterdam.

1 berth   

n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊

参考例句：

• She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
• They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。

2 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

3 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。