Cannons blast Hume City’s Dockerty Cup hopes

Hume City is out of the Dockerty Cup after a 2-0 loss to Oakleigh Cannons in the semi-finals on Thursday night.

The Cannons put the pressure on early with two first-half goals and it was enough to get past City.

City dominated much of the play but struggled to gain attacking chances at goal, while the Cannons made the most of their counter-attacks.

The Cannons will play South Melbourne in the final.

City’s National Premier League clash with South Melbourne, due to be played on Sunday, has been postponed and will be played on August 19 at Lakeside Stadium.

City’s next match is on Saturday against Green Gully at Green Gully Reserve.

In NPL 1, Whittlesea Ranges was held to a 0-0 draw by Nunawading City.

It was a wasteful performance by the Ranges, which allowed Nunawading City to get its first point of the season.

It was the first time this year that Nunawading City had kept a clean sheet.

The Ranges now have only one win from their past six games.

In FFV state league 2 north-west, Sporting Whittlesea kept in touch with the top two sides with a 1-0 win over Fitzroy City.

Sporting Whittlesea sits third on the ladder, six points behind Moreland United.

Elsewhere in state league 2 north-west, Hume United lost to Essendon United 3-1. Essendon led 1-0 at half-time before hammering home two second-half goals to seal the win.

Essendon United remains seven points outside the relegation zone.

Whittlesea United took the points against La Trobe University in the state league 3 north-west game.

Scores were level 2-2 at half-time, but United slotted home more goals to win 4-3. Vehbi Karabulut, Alptekin Kalayci, Tansel Baser and Emin Sele were the goalscorers for United, and Joseph San Martin scored a double for University.

Upfield lost the battle of third versus fourth, going down to Williamstown 2-1, but remains in fourth spot.

Lalor United lost to North City Wolves 4-0.

In state league 4 north, Bundoora United defeated Greenvale United 5-3, while Northern United lost 5-1 to West Preston.

The match between Plenty Valley Lions and FC Strathmore was called off due to the condition of the ground and will be rescheduled.