KASHIWA, Chiba Pref. — Brazilian striker Davi halted Nagoya Grampus' losing slide in dramatic style with an injury-time goal to give his side a 2-1 win over Kashiwa Reysol on Saturday.
Nagoya's impressive start to the season had hit the rocks with two defeats in its previous two games, and a change in fortunes looked doubtful when Minoru Suganuma canceled out Davi's first-half opener with a spectacular long-range effort at Hitachi Stadium.
But after a shot from Magnum cannoned off a Reysol defender with the match into its final minute, Davi pounced to notch his sixth goal of the season and earn the praise of manager Dragan Stojkovic for refusing to give up the chase.