Last season we beat Hume City five times (including our extra time win in the Australia Cup). If there was every a time to hope this dominance would continue it would be this game. South’s obviously suffered a form slump, and this has proved to be easy fodder for the Esteban out crowd. Hume on the other hand, have been playing quite well and find themselves near the top of the table.

By all accounts through South played well in the first half and after about 20 minutes the good play was rewarded. A corner spilled out wide only for South to knock it back into the mixer and take the lead through an Andy Brennan semi-volley. South came into the break, probably deserving of a much needed lead.

Unfortunately the good luck wasn’t to continue. The second half was far more even and Hume equalised through a fantastic direct play. A through ball from the half way line cut straight through the South midfield to find Lloyd Isgrove in space just outside the box (an ex-Premier league player mind you). The Hume midfielder than fired a great shot to beat Lopez and level things up.

And that’s how things stayed. One all. Based on the second half performance we were probably lucky to come away with the point but fans should take comfort in the much improved performance. What next for South? Dandenong City at Lakeside on Monday. To be honest I’ve enjoyed the Monday night games, but convenience aside we need to win.

Dandenong City are again one of the ‘weaker’ teams in the league, and a loss to them on Monday may see South end the round near the relegation zone.