Chicago holds on to stun top-seeded D.C.

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11/01/2007 - Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chad Barrett and Chris Rolfe scored two minutes apart in the first half and Chicago held off a furious D.C. United rally for a 2-2 draw Thursday and a 3-2 aggregate victory in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Fourth-seeded Chicago, which qualified for the playoffs on the last day of the regular season, captured the first leg of the two-game series last week, 1-0, and needed just draw Thursday to advance.

After falling into the early hole, D.C. rallied with goals from Clyde Simms and Christian Gomez in the 69th and 74th minutes, respectively, but couldn't find a third goal, which would have forced overtime.

Top-seeded United looked to have their third goal in stoppage time, but Gomez had a goal called back for a hand ball.

Chicago advanced to the Eastern Conference Championship on Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. (ET).

D.C., which had the best record in the regular season for the second year in a row, was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight season.

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