The British number five took the first set on a tie-break but was never able to break the left-hander's brilliant serve and eventually lost 7-6 2-6 4-6.
Cool under fire despite the two quick fouls, Hancock hit a 3-pointer from the left corner to break a 48-all tie with 50 seconds left as the Cardinals exacted a measure of revenge for a loss to the Orange earlier this season.
But the signs looked ominous when Muliaina showed a fine turn of pace to break free up the left wing and round off a fine passing move by going over in the corner.
Navarro hit a solo homer just over the basket at the wall in left-center in the second to break a 1-all tie and added a two-run shot down the left-field line off John Danks (0-1) in the fourth, with both drives coming from the right side.
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Hamburg enjoyed a lively start after the break but their increasing keenness to force the breakthrough left plenty of space for the visitors to exploit on the counter-attack.
The Reds trailed to a goal 10 minutes in and although they improved after the break and levelled with 10 minutes left, an instant reply by the home side was enough to secure the win.
It ensured the Blues entered half-time on level terms, but if they had hoped to use the break to collect themselves, it failed, with Everton picking up where they left off after the interval when Lars Jacobsen set Tim Cahill up to force another Cech save with a diving header.
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Day was about to break when Pereda and the psychiatrist left.
There was a half chance for Dundee United to extends their advantage further just before the break as Goodwillie switched play from right to left and found Conway, who flashed a shot wide.
Hitting the ageing Finns on the counter-attack is what is what Wales had to do and nine minutes before the break, Tottenham left-back Bale did just that crossing from the by-line for Simon Church, but the Reading striker could not direct his glancing header goal-bound.
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Liverpool's slowly increasing pressure paid off just after the break, when Johnson mis-hit a shot over to Gerrard on the left, and he turned Bowyer inside out to curl a fine shot inside the far post.
Morgaro Gomis found himself in space wide on the left 10 minutes before the break but his rasping drive failed to trouble Hibs keeper Mark Brown.
And Harris, who was proving a constant menace, turned Danny Maddix on the edge of the area before the break only to see his curling left-foot shot go just wide.
New Zealand were next to break, taking a quick line-out to send debutant Zac Guildford away down the left wing.
In the final minute of regulation, he was given his best chance to dethrone Spain when he received the ball close to goal after a length-of-the-field break, but he sliced a left-foot shot into the stands behind the goal.
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However, the midfielder's shot flew narrowly over and it was a slightly disjointed and frustrated Spain that left the field to regroup at the break.
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Eventually, it was left to then Saints boss Chris Nicholl to break the painful news to Phillips.
Harriers were quick to respond with James Lawrie reducing the arrears before the break with a left-footed shot from the edge of the area.
The move began with a Max Evans break in centre-field and finished with Parks side footing the ball to the left corner where Canadian Van der Merwe touched down.
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Taylor's best chance was still to come, but he screwed badly wide from 10 yards on his favoured left foot, the game's last chance to break the stalemate.
Sodje had a good chance to grab his second goal moments after the break, but the striker lashed his left-foot effort over the crossbar from just inside the penalty area.
But it still left the Lions needing to score another two goals after the break.
Playing with a newfound calm and touch, Altidore collected the ball, held it just long enough for Dempsey to break free, then laid off a perfect ball that Dempsey slammed into the lower left corner for a goal that left the Azzurri dumbfounded on home soil.
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