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Video review plays pivotal role in Stallions-Gamblers game

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The Sunday UFL contest was decided by a final-play field goal.

John Hoyland’s fifth field goal on Sunday – a 50-yarder as time expired – lifted the Houston Gamblers to a 22-20 victory over the Birmingham Stallions in a United Football League game that put the officials and video review in the spotlight. “There’s a series of events there at the end that can only happen in the UFL,” Gamblers coach Kevin Sumlin said. “Where you just have a late hit.

You know, you got a hold. Then the ball’s here. All right, wait a minute – challenge.

We had a challenge over here. We had a challenge over there. “It’s great for TV.

It’s hard on the coaches. ” The Stallions took a 20-19 lead when running back Anthony McFarland Jr. scored on 1-yard plunge with 2:02 to play.

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