Sentence examples for the breakthrough before from inspiring English sources

Pierre was one of the night's outstanding performers, yet it was the Premier League club who eventually claimed the victory as Clark marked his 150th appearance for the club with the breakthrough before Gana added a late second for a Villa side now unbeaten in four matches.

There is never a bad time for good news, but Cern will be relieved to have made the breakthrough before the machine shuts down for almost two years at the end of 2012, when engineers move in to carry out work for the accelerator to run at its full design energy.

Angel Di Maria bent a free-kick a few inches wide but that was the closest the 11-times winners came to making the breakthrough before the interval.

Monk headed over from eight yards from another De Guzman free-kick as Swansea continued to have the better chances, but they could not find the breakthrough before the interval.

Mowatt, a day after his 20th birthday, forced the breakthrough before half-time, rasping in a left-footed free-kick that took a slight defection on its way into the net.

The 19-year-old made the breakthrough just before half-time as he rose to crash home a header from Jordan Henderson's delivery.

Germany, while leaving something in reserve, came close to making the breakthrough just before the break when Höwedes charged through a congested penalty area and headed Thomas Müller's corner against the post.

United finally made the breakthrough just before half time when Rooney latched on to a through ball from Michael Carrick only to be brought down in the box by goalkeeper Jamie Langfield.

The dominant Super Eagles made the breakthrough just before half-time when Mba clipped the ball over Mohamed Koffi and then volleyed into the far corner.

But they did make the breakthrough just before the extra-time interval when the excellent Di Maria delivered a stunning ball from the right which Ronaldo headed back the way it came and over the reach Pinto.

Arsenal dominated the match from the start, and finally made the breakthrough just before the hour mark as Sylvain Wiltord was quickest to react to a rebound from a Freddie Ljungberg shot to score the decisive goal.