Two goals in the final 15 minutes helped Stirling Macedonia defeat Swan United 3-2 and maintain control of the Men’s State League Division One title race.
That win, coupled with the 1-1 draw between Western Knights and Quinns in the second-versus-meeting at Nash Field, means Stirling sit six points clear of the rest having won seven straight games.
Gavin Knight continued his tremendous scoring form when he bagged the opener from the penalty spot early on, but Swan drew level on 21 minutes when John Monterosso also converted when presented with an opportunity from 12 yards.
Stirling were held until the final quarter of an hour when Davies brilliantly glanced Dhours Chols' cross into the far corner and then Alex Tanevski followed in from Davies' piledriver to add a third.
Monterosso set up a grandstand finish with his sixth of the season soon after, but Ian Ferguson's side kept their composure to win their eighth game this campaign.
Elsewhere, Ciaran Byrne scored a 95th minute equaliser to rescue a point for Western Knights against Quinns.
Glen Grostate's side are unbeaten in five since defeat to Stirling and they look the lead when Kade Fearnall poked in before half-time for a second goal in successive games.
But Reece Abrams was shown a late red card and that foul led to Knights' equaliser. John Chalmers swung in a free-kick and the league's leading scorer Byrne rose highest to nod in goal number 16 this season for a share of the spoils.
Joondalup United missed an opportunity to go third but extended their unbeaten run to nine with a goalless draw at home to Forrestfield United.
It was a fifth draw of the season for Nick Jennings' side, but both teams had chances to win it late on as Graham Normanton's side earned a third clean sheet in five matches and pulled a further point clear of UWA Nedlands at the bottom.
Joe Smith saved from Moses MacAuley and Tyron Pottier's header kissed the top of the crossbar, while at the other end Gary Hill's goal bound effort was cleared off the line as the game ended in a stalemate.
There was a welcome return to form for fifth-placed Fremantle City who swapped places with Subiaco in the league following a 2-0 win.
Sixth-placed Subiaco had won three away games in a row prior to Saturday's clash, and they were downed by two second half goals at Hilton Reserve.
Former Perth Glory player Hayden Doyle got the opener on 59 minutes before City's top scorer Noah Shamaki made the game safe late on for Cameron Lord's side.
Olympic Kingsway's resurgence continued as they won 1-0 at Ashfield to extend their winning streak to three under David Tough.
It was also a third straight clean sheet on the spin, and they remain seventh in the league thanks to Josh Samson's first goal since joining from Gwelup Croatia earlier this year.
Mandurah City stayed eighth and remain level on points with Kingsway following a 1-0 home win over UWA Nedlands.
John Baird's volley from outside the area was the winner on 80 minutes as Pete Taylor's side move within two points of the top six, having also got a game in hand on a few of their rivals above.
In Division Two, Dianella White Eagles pulled three points clear at the summit as they defeated Murdoch University Melville 2-1.
Joshua Kuser gave Eagles the lead 12 minutes before the break and they went further in front seven minutes after the interval thanks to Nikola Talimdzioski. MUM FC pulled one back through Patrick Sara 13 minutes from the end but it wasn’t enough.
Second played third in Division Two Kingsley Westside drew 1-1 away at Wanneroo City to hand the advantage to Dianella.
Charles Breen cancelled out Jayden Drummond's second half opener, but Steve Dimitrovich's side will have the opportunity to pull level with the leaders next week when they host Dianella in the Saturday evening kick-off at Chichester Reserve.
Gosnells City moved up to fifth spot after a 2-0 win over Kelmscott Roos thanks to first half goals from Wade Farmer and Jordan Parfitt, while Carramar Shamrock Rovers edged Balga 1-0 with Jamie Gibson's 20th minute penalty the winner.
Meanwhile, Joondalup City come from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw at Morley Windmills.
Nicholas Koefler equalised after Ryan Treacey's first of the season from the penalty spot to make it 1-1 at the break. And there was a repeat of that sequence in the second period when Luke Doyle levelled eight minutes from time after Gustav Persson’s second in as many games.
The weekend's final game on Sunday saw Curtin University stay fourth, despite a 2-0 home loss to Canning City which saw the visitors climb up a place to eighth.
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