Melbourne Knights suffered a third straight loss in the National Premier League Victoria on Wednesday, this time 0-1 to Hume City at Knights Stadium.
The Knights had lost the previous two games to late goals and this time it was a Nick Hegarty penalty in the 78th minute that gave City the win.
PICTURE GALLERY: Melbourne Knights v Hume City
Neither side had many scoring opportunities in the first half, with the Knights’ best chance falling to James McGarry two minutes before half-time.
City had the better of the second half and the visitors should have hit the front in the 74th minute before the penalty clinched the points.
Knights captain Ben Surey said it was a disappointing result and the team deserved a draw.
“We haven’t been playing badly and Hume is a good side. But we didn’t create a lot of chances up front,” he said.
“Most of the chances for both sides were half-chances from a distance.
“We worked hard on the set-up and played the way we wanted.
“The main focus was on keeping a clean sheet.”
Surey said he couldn’t explain why his side was conceding late goals.
“I don’t know,” he said.
“We aren’t unfit and we’re running out games. We don’t feel we are doing a lot wrong as we’re creating a lot of chances.
“We need to turn things around. We’ve had chances to win or draw every match so far.”
Green Gully’s woes also continued as it slumped to a fourth straight loss, beaten 3-1 by Bentleigh Greens.
The Cavaliers, under new coach Aaron Symons, again conceded early goals as the Greens took a 2-0 lead.
Andy Vargas got one back before the Greens scored a late third.
Melbourne Knights’ next game is against South Melbourne at Knights Stadium on Sunday.
Green Gully hosts Goulburn Valley Suns on Saturday.
