Australian striker Josh Kennedy fired Nagoya Grampus into the semifinals of the Asian Champions League with a dramatic late goal in a 3-1 win over J. League rivals Kawasaki Frontale on Wednesday.
Kennedy, who scored Nagoya's crucial away goal in last week's 2-1 defeat in the first leg of the quarterfinal, tapped home to send his side through 4-3 on aggregate after Eiji Kawashima could only parry Magnum's shot with two minutes left at a rain-lashed Mizuho Stadium.
Nagoya will meet either Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor or Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia in the two-legged semifinals on Oct. 21 and 28.
"I think both teams played very well but finally I am very proud about my players and the result, of course," said Nagoya manager Dragan Stojkovic. "We absolutely deserved to go to the last four."