The Melbourne Knights have not made their run home in the Victorian Premier League any easier after surrendering control of their match against fellow danger zone side the Altona Magic.
The Knights kicked off well with experienced midfielder, captain and club legend Danny Tiatto marshalling the side into gear. The Knights were clearly on top of Altona in the opening minutes and could have capitalised after great work by Jean Dubois to beat his marker and gallop into the box, only to be crudely upended as he was about to shoot past Tommi Tomich – only for the referee to wave for a corner kick – leaving the passionate Frenchman bemused.
In the 18th minute – the Knights broke the deadlock after...

The Melbourne Knights have lost 3-0 against old National League rival South Melbourne at John Cain reserve in a match that could be described as absolutely luckless for the Knights.
The match started off slowly in windswept and rainy conditions, with both sides trying their best to play an attractive style of passing football, albeit with the Knights having the upper hand in the first half hour.
The  Knights welcomed back Ivica Praiz into the first eleven after Bryan Bran sustained an injury at training during the week. Ben Surey slotted into his left back position with the duo of Praiz and Tiatto left to tussle for ascendancy in the midfield.
Jean Dubois earnt his side a free kick in the 19th minute after some good work against a solid South Melbourne back four.
Kevin Townson stepped up to take the free kick, only to see his ball curl around the wall and bounce favourably just before Zois who gleefully caught the ball dispelling the danger. It was a sign of things to come for the Knights as Zois put in a man of the match performance.

Melbourne Knights will reignite its time-honoured rivalry with South Melbourne in the Victorian Premier League at John Cain Memorial Reserve in Thornbury on Sunday.The clubs need no introduction as pillars of the former National Soccer League.
The Knights are two-time national champions with former Socceroos superstar Mark Viduka coming out of their ranks, while four-time national champions South Melbourne were Oceania representatives at the 2000 FIFA club world championships.
The sides have met 87 times, but no clash in recent times has been as important as the one in the upcoming round 18.

A five minute second half burst was enough to secure all three points and top spot on the Victorian Premier League ladder for the Oakleigh Cannons, after a come-from-behind 2-1 victory against the Melbourne Knights yesterday.
The Knights got off to a flying start, with Jean-Charles Dubios got the Knights off to a dream start, working his way into the box and smashing home a shot into the corner of the goal in the opening minute.
It was not the start the Cannons were after, who had lost their previous three games and failed to trouble the scorers during that time.
The Cannons were uninspiring in the first half, and only managed three shots on goal all of which sailed well over the bar. The Melbourne Knights had chances to extend their lead further with efforts by Josip Magdic, Tomislav Skara and Ben Surey just missing the target.

A late Jacob Colosimo goal has cancelled out a fortunate goal from Jesse Krncevic for Richmond to salvage a point from Kevin Bartlett Reserve for the Knights.
A slow start for the Knights resulted in sustained pressure from Richmond after the latter started the stronger of the two. Probing runs from new starter Davey Van't Ship enabled the dangerous Daniel Visevic to find space but was closed down well by Anthony Colosimo and Bryan Bran on the Knights' left wing.
The first chance of the game fell to Krncevic after Michael Ferrante passed the ball into the box between Krncevic and kepper Seb Mattei, but the opportunity resulted in a free kick to the Knights after Krncevic slid into the young Mattei.