NEDvBEL W Penalty corner goal second hit on net above backboard height
Channel: Field Hockey Umpiring | FHumpires
Date: 2019-08-20

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The definition of a “shot at goal” is “the action of an attacker attempting to score by playing the ball towards the goal from within the circle.” On this penalty corner, the first slap hit towards the goal doesn’t reach the net itself but was played towards the goal. The ball hits the foot of the defender, advantage is played and a second hit is higher than the height of the backboard when crossing the line, so is correctly awarded as a goal.