Hume City came home empty handed against Green Gully in the National Premier League on Saturday.
Searching for a win to further take it away from the relegation zone, Hume faced a Cavaliers side keen to get back into the top six.
Scores were level at half time with neither team able to score.
James Doyle would give the Cavaliers the lead in the second half and it would be enough to get a 1-0 win.
The loss resulted in Hume dropping a spot, with the side now sitting ninth after 23 rounds.
Hume is eight points clear of the bottom two.
Hume this week faces the Bentleigh Greens on Saturday night.
Meanwhile in FV state league 1 north-west, the Whittlesea Ranges came out on top in the Whittlesea derby.
Facing the higher ranked Whittlesea United, the Ranges piled on the goals after half time to come away with a 5-1 win.
Sedat Abdullah scored a hat-trick in the win. The Ranges now sit in seventh spot, while United is in fifth spot.
Upfield had a tough day against Corio, losing 3-0.
Corio scored early before scoring either side of half time to come away with the win. Upfield sits sixth on the table.
In state league 2 north-west, Western Suburbs beat Epping City, 2-0, Lalor United beat Geelong Rangers, 2-1 and Hume United lost to Altona North, 3-0.
