Panathinaikos ends PAOK’s Super League lead
Panathinaikos beat PAOK 2-1 for its first derby win with Rafa Benitez on its bench, resulting in Olympiakos leapfrogging the Thessaloniki team at the top of the Super League table with its win at Kifissia.
The Greens managed this time to hold on to their early lead, after two goals in the first half-hour from Milos Pantovic and Tin Jedvaj, even though PAOK pulled a goal back with Giannis Konstantelias in the second half.
Olympiakos defeated 10-man Kifissia 3-1 in Nikaia, the ground that Kifissia temporarily uses for its home games, that is far closer to Piraeus than to Kifissia. The Reds had Diogo Nascimento score and Abdul El Kaabi convert two penalties, while Pavlos Pantelidis had temporarily equalized.
AEK needed a late goal by Orbelin Pineda at Iraklio to beat host OFI Crete 1-0 and breathe a sigh of relief.
Levadiakos and Volos continued to impress with their wins that keep them tied on the fourth spot: Levadiakos thrashed Panserraikos 5-2 in Livadia and Volos upset Atromitos winning 1-0 at Peristeri.
In other games this weekend, 10-man Aris shared a goalless draw with improving Asteras Tripolis in Thessaloniki, and Panetolikos saw off visiting Larissa 3-0.
Olympiakos is back on top with 25 points, PAOK stayed on 23, AEK rose to 22, Levadiakos and Volos have 18, and Panathinaikos reached 15 with a game in hand.
Kathimerini
