Max Hatzoglou
Green Gully kept Hume City’s season winless after going up 1-0 at Green Gully Reserve in the opening round 10 game of the National Premier League on Friday.
The loss keeps Hume City in bottom position in 14th with eight-straight loses after two draws in the first two rounds.
Green gully moves into seventh position on the ladder with five wins and a draw.
Caio De Godoy’s goal in the 31st minute proved to be the match winner in the clash.
In other matches Melbourne Knights traveled to take on Dandenong Thunder and were promising early, scoring the first goal of the game in the 22nd minute through Gian Albano.
Minutes later, Thunder responded to level the scores through Tomas Maricic and later went on to kick two goals to win the game with a strong comeback from 1-0 down.
The loss proved crucial as it edged Thunder to ninth position, one spot and one point under Knights in eight position.
Earlier on Saturday, St Albans continued its excellent run of form winning its third match from its last four National Premier League matches on Saturday afternoon at Gardiners Creek Reserve.
The Saints were able to comeback from 1-0 down at half-time, scoring two second half goals to defeat Eastern Lions on their home turf.
The win puts the Saints in sixth position on the ladder after 10 matches.
In the NPL women’s competition, Calder United went down 2-1 to Heidelberg United at Keilor Park Recreation Reserve, marking their first loss for the season after four games.
In NPL 3, North Sunshine won 1-0 over Box Hill United and Western United won 3-4 over Doveton.
