There was plenty of sport on across the weekend. Here’s a quick wrap of some of the action in Hume and Whittlesea.
VSDCA
Plenty Valley ended its season with a loss to Coburg in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association north-east. Coburg was bowled out for 194 with three balls remaining. Aaron Ayre top scored with 70. Naman Sharma took five wickets for the Bats. The Bats never looked likely and were bowled out for 132. Nishal Perera top scored with 36. The Bats finish in 10th after a tough back end to the season.
NPL
Hume City suffered its first loss of the National Premier League season on Friday night against Dandenong City. Dandenong opened the scoring in the first minute of the game to put Hume on the back foot. The score was doubled in the 39th minute. Hume managed to get one back just before the break. No goals were added in the second half, with Dandenong winning 2-1. Hume is without a win after the first three rounds.
DVCA
Epping finished the regular season of the Diamond Valley Cricket Association Barclay Shield sitting in third position. The Pingers final round match against Lower Eltham got underway on Saturday, was ended in a draw due to the rain. Epping will play Diamond Creek in the first week of the finals. In the Money Shield, the top four remained the same with fifth placed Lalor Stars losing to Bundoora by seven runs. Bundoora United, Rosebank, Montmorency and Bundoora Park will play finals.
Australia Cup
Craigieburn lost a thriller to Melton Phoenix in the third round of the Australia Cup on Saturday. The two teams were locked at 0-0 a the end of regular time and again at the end of extra time, forcing a penalty shoot out. Both teams missed their fourth shot, before Craigieburn hit the cross bar on the eighth shot to open the door for the Phoenix, which they took to seal the win. Epping City, Whittlesea United and Upfield were among the winners, while Lalor United lost.
