How do to mask a sprite flying through a hoop?

Hi guys, I am trying to make a sprite fly though a hoop, but I have no idea how to effectively mask the hoop. Cause right now the sprite is either behind the hoop or in front of the hoop. I tried the blending options but none work.

I'm sure that there is a simple solution to this. But I just cant think of any solutions. Thanx in advance for the help!

The simplest trick is to break your hoop into two parts and layer them appropriately. See the Angry Birds example. The slingshot uses this trick.

Hi blackhornet, yea i did think of that, but I forgot to mention that the hoops will be randomly generated and will be moving across the screen. So I am not very sure if that is viable, cause it might cause some empty space to appear while it is moving?

Just make sure there is a pixel or two of overlap, and that should be fine.