Klaus Athanassiadis scored twice in the first half to lead PAOK to a 2-1 away win at Panionios in the Greek league Sunday (Video).
Christos Aravidis pulled one back for Panionios in the 56th, but PAOK held on despite being a man down from the 44th, when Costin Lazar was shown a red card for throwing a plastic water bottle back into the stands after a fan aimed it at him.
PAOK leapt over Panionios into second place, five points behind league leader Olympiakos.
A 24th-minute goal by Toche gave Panathinaikos its first home victory of the season, beating last-place AEK Athens 1-0 (Video). Panathinaikos rose to sixth place.
In other action:
Atromitos – Panthrakikos 2 – 1 (Video)
Platanias – Kerkyra 1 – 1 (Video)
Olympiakos Piraeus – OFI 2 – 0 (Video)
Xanthi – Levadiakos 1 – 0 (Video)
Asteras Tripolis – PAS Giannina 2 – 0 (Video)
Standings
1. Olympiakos Piraeus 25
2. PAOK 20
3. Panionios 18
4. Asteras Tripolis 17
5. Atromitos 14
6. Platanias 12
7. Panathinaikos 12
8. Kerkyra 10
9. OFI 10
10. Veria 9
11. Xanthi 9
12. PAS Giannina 9
13. Aris 7
14. Panthrakikos 6
15. Levadiakos 6
16. AEK Athens 5
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