Sentence:  Bradford may have lost on the night but they stubbornly protected a 3-1 first-leg advantage to emulate a feat last <WSD>achieved</WSD> by Rochdale in 1962. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. (from 14th c.)