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    Houston and D.C. need to use home-field advantage

    By Jeff Carlisle

    Sunday, March 16, 2008

    Coming home for the second leg of a two-game series with the score tied is among the trickier situations in soccer. At minimum, a goal is needed to progress, but it doesn't pay to be too aggressive, lest the home side get nailed on the break and waste the hard work of a road draw. This is exactly the scenario facing Houston in the second leg of its CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series against CSD Municipal. And the same is true for D.C. United ahead of the team's return engagement wit ...

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