Similarly, the penalty for West Germany’s equaliser was considered soft — Holzenbein was renowned for going to ground easily — but Wim Jansen dived in, and got nowhere near the ball, and it would be considered a stonewall penalty in 2025.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
As the final seconds bled away in the first half, Jaylen Severino dove across the goal line off a jet sweep for a one-yard touchdown rush, as the Fishermen took a 21-14 lead into intermission.
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