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Late Nishida strike hands Verdy victory Shintaro Kano Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Midfielder Yoshihiro Nishida handed Tokyo Verdy 1969 their first 90-minute win of the season with a 79th -minute goal for a surprise 1-0 victory over preseason favorite Kashiwa Reysol on Saturday afternoon. Nishida fired the winner past goalkeeper Yuta Minami into the lower left corner from the front edge of the box to snap Verdy's two-game losing streak. Yasutaro Matsuki's men last won March 17 in extra time against defending league champion Antlers. Verdy raised their point total to five, while Reysol stayed stuck at a disappointing seventh--eight off the pace set by first division …