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 VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - It's win or go home for the Kiwis. America's Cup defender Alinghi pounced on a sudden wind shift Saturday to secure a come-from-behind victory and take a 4-2 lead in the first-to-five series for the Auld Mug, the oldest trophy in international sport.
"Obviously it's tough," Kiwi skipper Dean Barker said after a third straight loss to the Swiss yacht. "You can't lie and say we don't have our backs to the wall here."
Alinghi's 28-second win means that Emirates Team New Zealand must take three straight races, beginning Sunday, in what has already proved to be one of the closest contests in the 156-year history of the cup.
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