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Thu 05 May 2007Desafio notch up first winSailing/ America's Cup:The Spanish contenders Desafio Espanol notched up their first win over Emirates Team New Zealand to close the gap to 2-1 in their Louis Vuitton Cup semi-final at Valencia yesterday. In the second best-of-nine semi, the Italian syndicate Luna Rossa held off BMW Oracle to move 2-1 up.The closest newcomers Desafio had finished behind the experienced Kiwis was 33 seconds in nine previous encounters, but they got an early advantage when forcing their rivals to give away a penalty in the pre-start.