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Tougher than it looks

By Charlie Corr

Monday, November 2, 2009

The Chicago Fire wanted the win or a draw in the first leg of their Eastern Conference semifinal match against the host New England Revolution. Instead, they came away with a 2-1 loss and now need to climb out of the one-goal deficit. With the MLS playoff series heading to Toyota Park (7:30 p.m. Saturday, Fox Soccer Channel), the big question is can the Fire make up that type of ground? Normally, home-field advantage is a valuable commodity, especially in soccer. But the Fire were only 5-4-6 ...

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