Tara Murray
Altona City continues to lead the way in the FV state league 1 north-west competition.
City sit on top of the ladder after eight rounds with six wins from its opening eight matches of the season.
On Friday night, City made it six wins in a row with victory against Whittlesea United.
City scored in the 27 minute through Jordan Lam.
Neither side was able to hit the back of the net, with City winning 1-0.
City now sits a point clear of second placed Westgate, despite playing one less match.
Yarraville backed up a strong midweek performance in the Australia Cup with a 1-1 draw with Corio,
The Glory scored first through Takumi Hiruma before Corio levelled the scores just after the break.
Neither side could find a winner. The Glory sits in sixth spot.
In state league 2 north-west, Altona East Phoenix continued its good form, beating Hoppers Crossing 2-0.
Sam O’Halleron scored just before half time to give the Phoenix a 1-0 win, before Joshua Kelic scored in the dying minutes to give Phoenix a 2-0 win.
Phoenix sits in second spot, one point behind ladder leaders Clifton Hill
Altona North got a much needed win as it tries to rise up the ladder.
Facing Epping City, which has struggled this season, Altona North hit the lead in the 19th minute through Zoran Petrevski.
Altona North went a man down just before half time due to a red card. Altona North maintained its lead despite that.
Koce Delev scored a second in injury time to give Altona North a 2-0 win.
Altona North sits in eighth spot.
In state league 3 north-west, Williamstown had a 2-1 loss to Point Cook.
The Jets scored twice in the first half to take the lead, before Williamstown got one back through Ethan Babic just before half time.
Williamstown wasn’t able to get another goal and had to settle for the loss.
Williamstown sits fourth on the table.
Laverton sits on top of the state league 4 west ladder after a solid win against Bell Park.
Laverton scored through Alejandro Martinez in the first half, before an own goal sealed a 2-0 win.
Melbourne City is keeping the pressure on the top sides, having a draw against the Moonee Valley Knights.
The Knights entered the round on top of the ladder, but had to settle for a 0-0 draw with City.
City sits fifth on the ladder.
Barnstoneworth United had a 3-1 loss to Barwon. Chris Duncan scored a consolation goal for United in extra time in the second half.
Meanwhile, in the National Premier League, Altona Magic had a tough night against Port Melbourne Sharks on Saturday night.
The Sharks scored one in each half to get the win.
The Magic sit seventh on the table.
