Lalor United came from 2-0 down with three minutes left to snatch a draw in the FFV state league 3 north-west opening round match against Whittlesea United on Saturday.
Whittlesea opened the scoring in the 29th minute through Selim Karanfil and doubled the lead after 79 minutes when Sedat Akyol scored.
A penalty in the 87th minute brought the score back to 2-1 and that was quickly followed by a second goal to Lalor in the dying seconds of injury time to earn a 2-2 draw.
In other state league 3 north-west matches, Upfield suffered a first-up thrashing against Fawkner, going down 5-1.
La Trobe University lost 2-1 to Geelong Rangers.
In state league 2 north-west, Sporting Whittlesea played out a 1-1 draw against Hoppers Crossing.
Hoppers got out to an early lead with a goal through John Little in the 10th minute and led 1-0 at half-time.
Sporting scored in the second half to take home one point.
Hume United suffered a 4-1 loss to Corio.
In state league 4 north, Epping City defeated Bundoora United 4-1 and Northern Falcons lost 2-1 to West Preston.
Greenvale United and Craigieburn City played out a 4-4 draw in the state league 5 north match at Barrymore Road Reserve.
In the same division, Keon Park was thrashed 5-1 by Moreland Eagles and Meadow Park was beaten 2-0 by Reservoir Yeti.
