Fischer thought he had scored Hold a German third from a penalty corner , but it was disallowed as the ball flew Motion dangerously high off his stick : Dopp , too , nearly scored Hold another , but was denied Agree_or_refuse_to_act by a last-ditch deflection from England 's own captain , Richard Dodds .

This goal was in fact briefly disputed Quarreling by England , who claimed Statement that the shot had flown Motion too high , above the back board of the net : but the referee ruled Legal_rulings that it had brushed Removing the goalkeeper 's glove on the way , so the `` too high '' was counted Judgment_communication as a deflection off an English player rather than a straight hit from the Australian scorer , and England were 2-0 behind at half-time .