The under-18s broke their duck when they scored a hard-fought 2-1 win on home turf, while the under-16s made it two wins for the season on the back of their 3-2 triumph.

After holding the powerful Melbourne Victory squad to a draw the previous week, the under-18s continued their good form against St Albans.

A first half strike from Ma Htoo Ra Soe Tee Klu gave Bendigo City the lead before Lachlan Capp doubled the advantage in the 50^th minute.

A late St Albans goal set up a grandstand finish, but Bendigo defended stoutly to secure the three points.

The under-18s are in 12^th place on the ladder with four points.

A brace from Ma Kor Hser Thay and Caydn Thompson’s first goal of the season lifted the under-16s to victory.

The 3-2 win catapulted the under-16s to eighth place on the ladder after four rounds, just four points behind top team Werribee City.

The Bendigo City FC under-15s went down 4-2 to St Albans in an entertaining contest.

Jarrod Milne and Tom Slaytor found the back of the net for Bendigo City.

A Kaidyn Tucker goal gave the Bendigo City under-14s a 1-0 lead at half-time of their clash with St Albans.

However, the visitors had the better of the second half and bounced back to win 2-1.

The under-13 game was a seven-goal thriller.

Bendigo City looked set for a heavy defeat when it trailed 3-1 at half-time, but the young side fought back hard in the second half.

St Albans eventually held on to win 4-3. Mac Hilson, Eli Harvey and Hamish Walker scored for Bendigo.

The Bendigo City FC teams are away to Avondale in Sunday’s fifth round.