PAOK slays Olympiacos at “Toumba”

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A spirited comeback characterised the derby betwixt PAOK and Olympiacos, with the Thessaloniki giants warring their way from down to conquer the defending champions successful what stands arsenic a strong statement to the remainder of the league.

The Double-headed eagle of the North overcame the Piraeus giants with a 2-1 victory astatine “Toumba” Stadium connected Monday greeting (AEDT) successful the Greek Super League’s sixth round, handing them their archetypal nonaccomplishment of the play successful the process.

It was Olympiacos who struck archetypal aft they took the pb successful the 22nd infinitesimal done Chiquinho, instilling aboriginal interest among the PAOK faithful present.

The visitors preserved their vantage each the way up to the 63rd infinitesimal when veteran playmaker Taison stepped up to bring the crippled level.

PAOK skipper Andrija Zivkovic then steered his team successful beforehand when helium converted his punishment footwear successful the 75th minute, a extremity that proved sufficient to gain their astir important win of their league run yet.

The crippled marked the archetypal league nonaccomplishment for the “red-whites” successful ten games, going backmost to past April when they besides happened to suffer 2-1 to PAOK successful Thessaloniki during the play-offs.

AEK took vantage of Olympiacos’ decision and seized archetypal aft having earlier mustered a singular show to avert catastrophe against Kifisia, wherein they navigated a two-goal shortage and a reddish paper to seal a 3-2 distant win.

Enosi recovered themselves successful perilous information arsenic Kifisia stormed into a two-nil pb aft goals from Andres Tetteh (14′) and Pavlos Pantelidis (29′), which could person been adjacent worse had Tetteh converted his eighth infinitesimal punishment attempt.

Youngster Dimitris Kaloskamis gave them some anticipation close earlier the interruption (44′), which was seemingly dashed σύντομα aft the interruption when Filipe Relvas was sent disconnected successful the 48th minute.

AEK somehow managed the disadvantage and adjacent made it 2-2 connected the hr people done Luka Jovic.

Enosi yet turned things wholly astir when Razvan Marin scored a 90+2nd infinitesimal punishment successful what proved to beryllium the winning goal, capping disconnected an unbelievable comeback successful a lucifer that astatine 1 constituent felt wholly retired of their reach.

Panathinaikos procured a choky 1-0 win implicit Atromitos astatine “Leoforos” crushed successful a lucifer that honoured the one-year day of George Baldock’s death.

The Greens recovered the winner successful the 48th infinitesimal aft Adam Cerin met Anastasios Bakasetas’ country and headed the shot into the goal, with the strike capable to guarantee maximum points successful the crippled honouring their fallen player.

A ascendant archetypal fractional helped Levadiakos marque airy work of Panetolikos arsenic they earned a 5-0 location drubbing.

The “blue-greens” opened the scoring successful the 14th infinitesimal via Fabricio Pedrozo’s punishment with Panagiotis Simelidis making it two σύντομα aft (31′).

The hosts’ stranglehold connected the contention lone strengthened when Kosta Aleksic received a 2nd yellow successful the 35th infinitesimal to enactment the Canaries down to ten players.

Pedrozo recovered Levadiakos’ third successful the 39th infinitesimal earlier Sebastian Palacios converted a 45+4th infinitesimal punishment to marque it four.

Hisham Layous struck successful the 61st infinitesimal earlier the Canaries conceded different punishment and reddish paper pursuing an offence by Sotiris Kontouris (90+6′) with Stipe Juric scoring from the spot a infinitesimal aboriginal for their sixth and last goal.

OFI stunned Aris with an awesome 3-0 location win connected Sunday greeting successful the biggest effect of their campaign.

The Cretans took the pb 18 minutes successful via a headed Eddie Salcedo goal, and they solidified their presumption conscionable aft the hr people when Juan Neira recovered the backmost of the nett (61′).

Giannis Apostolakis enactment the crippled to furniture successful the 80th infinitesimal with a third and past goal, securing OFI conscionable their 2nd league win of the season.

Panserraikos emerged victorious successful the bout with chap winless broadside Asteras Tripolis, downing them 2-1 astatine location to get their archetypal three points this term.

The crippled was successful the equilibrium heading into the second stages aft goals from Vernon De Marco (21′) and Eder Gonzalez (57′) cancelled each different out, but Aleksa Maras popped up successful the 88th infinitesimal to unafraid a much-needed win for the Serres club.

Volos fought their way to a 5-2 distant triumph against Larissa to leap into sixth place.

The lucifer was backmost and distant with Volos taking the pb twice done Maximiliano Comba (3′) and Juan Pablo Anor (25′) lone to beryllium cancelled retired by the hosts, the archetypal coming done Jani Atanasov’s punishment (22′) and the 2nd from Leandro Garate (51′).

The Magnesia broadside yet took power arsenic they scored three much unanswered goals via Lazaros Lamprou (55′), Anor for his 2nd (75′), and Joca (87′) to guarantee the points.

Greek Super League Ladder (*game successful hand)

1-AEK: 16

2-PAOK: 14

3-Olympiacos: 13

4-Levadiakos: 10

5-Aris: 10

6-Volos: 9

7-*Panathinaikos: 8

8-Kifisia: 7

9-*OFI: 6

10-Atromitos: 5

11-Panserraikos: 5