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Oakleigh Cannons 2 (Diaco 25', L. Walker 30') Moreland Zebras 1 (Reccha 39')
Jack Edwards Reserve
Oakleigh Cannons downed struggling Moreland Zebras 2-1 on Monday. Ricky Diaco put the home side ahead on 25 minutes before Luke Walker doubled the advantage five minutes later. Carl Reccha pulled one back for Moreland before the break but Oakleigh held on in the second half to pick up their second win of the season. Moreland are without a win in their opening three games but looked to have improved, even if it was slightly, under new coach Joe Palatsides.
Heidelberg United 0 Richmond Eagles 1 (Visevic 69')
Olympic Village
Heidelberg United's miserable start to their 2012 VPL campaign continues when they suffered a 1-0 home loss to Richmond Eagles. Daniel Visevic struck the only goal of the game just over twenty minutes from time to seal Richmond the three points. Heidelberg remain equal bottom of the table with Moreland and are yet to score a goal this season.
Green Gully Cavaliers 3 (Jones 37', Sanders 75', Hayne 85') South Melbourne 1 (Cicak OG 12')
Green Gully Reserve
South Melbourne remain winless at Green Gully Reserve for another year after the defending champions came from behind to condemn South to their first loss of the season. It didn't start well for Green Gully when they went 1-0 down early thanks to an own goal from Ante Cicak but Daniel Jones ensured the scores were level going into the break. The scores remained 1-1 until 75 minutes when Mathew Sanders popped up to put Gully into the lead. Winger Jason Hayne made it 3-1 with five minutes to go to make it 26 years without a home loss against South Melbourne.
Dandenong Thunder 2 (Sherbon x2) Melbourne Knights 0
George Andrews Reserve
Dandenong Thunder continued their great start to the season with a 2-0 win over Melbourne Knights at George Andrews Reserve. Two goals to Luke Sherbon, both from the spot, secured Thunder their third successive win. Dandenong remain first on the table and haven't conceded a goal in their opening three games.
Northcote City 1 (Lujic 90') Hume City 1 (Ofli 87')
John Cain Memorial Park
Northcote City rescued a point against Hume City on Saturday thanks to a late goal by Milos Lujic. It was a srappy affair and one that seemed destined for a 0-0 draw until Hume's young-gun Atila Ofli stepped up with three minutes from time to give Hume a late lead and what many thought was the winning goal. But Northcote weren't having any of it and Milos Lujic capitalised on a very late chance to ensure the points would be shared for the first time this season.
Bentleigh Greens 2 (Jukic 75', Sullivan OG 84') Southern Stars 0
Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Two late goals to Bentleigh Greens secured them the three points over local club Southern Stars at Kingston Heath. The scores remained 0-0 until fifteen minutes from time when Andrija Jukic gave the Greens the lead. It wasn't long before Bentleigh doubled their advantage courtesy of an own goal from Patrick Sullivan. The win keeps Bentleigh into the top five and keeps Southern Stars in 10th place.
LADDER:
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dandenong Thunder | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Green Gully Cavaliers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bentleigh Greens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Richmond | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Oakleigh Cannons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Northcote City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Hume City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Southern Stars | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 | |
| 11 | Heidelberg United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | |
| 12 | Moreland Zebras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |