BENDIGO City FC has missed a chance to lift itself from the bottom of the National Premier Leagues West division two ladder, falling 2-0 to Werribee City FC.
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Played at Werribee's Galvin Park, Bendigo City was able to hang in with the home side for the majority of the contest.
But an inability to hit the scoreboard prevented Bendigo from scoring its first win of the season.
After seven rounds, the team has accumulated a single point, courtesy of a 1-all draw in round five against Richmond SC.
The win was the Bees' first this season to go along with two draws, leaving them in eighth place on five points.
Ballarat sits one spot above Bendigo on four points despite a weekend loss.
City is a strong chance to score its first win of the season when it travels to Melbourne next Saturday to play ninth-placed NPL East division two side Nunawading City at Mahoney’s Reserve.
Meanwhile, Luke Burns and Isaac Bartels found the back of the next for Bendigo's under-20 team in a 5-2 loss to Werribee.
Aj Inia scored twice for the Bees, who were pressed into action early after Bartels' goal in the 10th minute gave Bendigo a quick lead.
The visitors conceded the next two goals before Burns equalled the scores in the 55th minute.
But three more goals to the Bees ensured a hard-fought victory.
Burns, who won promotion to City's senior team earlier this month, leads all Bendigo players with three goals for the season.
A second half double from Caden Meeks helped Bendigo City to a morale boosting 2-0 win over Moreland Zebras FC in the under-16s.
Bendigo served notice that a win was just around the corner after a hard-fought 3-2 defeat against Sunshine George Cross the previous week and certainly delivered on that promise.
Meeks put City ahead with a goal in the 62nd minute and sealed the Zebras fate with his second two minutes later.
