Lloyd Isgrove saved his best for last to help Hume City get on the board in the National Premier League.
After a loss in round one, Hume was keen to find some form and a win on Friday night against the Dandenong Thunder.
The Thunder scored just before half time to lead 1-0 at the break.
Isgrove levelled the scores in the 82nd minute and then he got a winner in the 94th, giving Hume City a 2-1 win.
Hume coach Riccardo Marchioli said it was nice to be back at home and get the win on the board.
“It was a really important win,” he said. “I think every game will be critical.
“I think Lloyd is the best player in the league and it’s nice to have someone like that working his magic.
“He can change games and we saw that last year. We’re lucky to have him.”
Marchioli said even when they were still down with 10 minutes remaining they were confident that they could get the job done.
He said they had shown in the first couple of rounds and pre-season that they can run out the games well.
Marchioli said it was something that they had worked really hard on in the off season and would use that as an asset this season.
“I was confident that we were going to score,” he said. “I thought if we were going to score in the next five minutes that we would take the three points.
“We have only scored in the last 10 minutes. We are never out of the game and it’s never over, until it’s over.”
Marchioli said they felt they would be really dangerous if they could hit the scoreboard early in games with their finishing ability.
It’s been a bit of an off season of change for Hume, which includes Marchioli coming in as coach.
He said the change room had been one of the more special he has been a part of.
“There’s been a little bit of turnover, which we felt was necessary,” he said. “We will take some time to gel.
“It’s one of the most special teams I’ve been part of which has made it a lot easier to understand the culture.
“The staff have been working extremely hard. We’ve worked really hard, harder than a lot of other clubs.”
Hume City faces Green Gully in round three.
In the Victorian Premier League 2 competition, Whittlesea United had a 2-2 draw against the Boroondara-Carey Eagles.
