WITH just one point in three games, Altona Magic seems to have lost its winning potion in the Football Federation Victoria men’s state league 1.
The Magic slid to fifth on the ladder with a 2-0 loss to Box Hill United at Wembley Park on Saturday.
On the bright side, the Magic’s poor run of form has not proven too costly, with teams around them on the ladder also hitting turbulence.
It leaves the Magic two points off top spot with ladder-leaders Heidelberg United having a game in hand.
The Magic will be desperate to get out of its funk when it faces the Eastern Lions away at Gardiners Creek Reserve on Saturday.
Altona East Phoenix and Preston Lions played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in state league 2.
Phoenix is precariously placed in ninth and faces a crucial meeting with 10th-placed La Trobe University at Paisley Park on Saturday.
Yarraville Glory coughed up all three points at home in a disappointing 1-0 loss to Geelong at McIvor Reserve in state league 3. The Glory sits mid-table and the next month will shape its destiny.
There were contrasting atmospheres in the changing rooms of the Maribyrnong Greens and Williamstown in state league 4.
The Greens were cock-a-hoop after a 4-0 trouncing of Bell Park, but it was a sombre mood for Williamstown, beaten 5-2 by Geelong Rangers.
Laverton Park kept its hot form going in state league 5 with a 3-0 blanking of Balmoral.
Altona North had a day to forget, losing 6-3 to table-toppers Melton Phoenix. — Lance Jenkinson
