Panathinaikos jumped to third place in the Greek league after Mladen Petric headed in a late goal for a 1-0 win over Panetolikos on Thursday that kept its hopes for a title upset alive (video).
Panathinaikos was just a point behind defending champions Olympiacos, which lost 2-1 at home to PAOK on Wednesday (video). The Thessaloniki side leads the Greek league by five points.
In other action:
Panthrakikos – Platanias 1 – 0 (video)
Atromitos – Veria 0 – 0 (video)
PAS Giannina – Levadiakos 0 – 4 (video)
Kerkyra – Panionios 1 – 0 (video)
Xanthi – Kalloni 2 – 1
Niki Volos – Asteras Tripolis 0 – 2 (video)
OFI – Ergotelis 1 – 0
Standings
1. PAOK 28
2. Olympiakos Piraeus 23
3. Panathinaikos 22
4. Asteras Tripolis 20
5. Kalloni 19
6. Veria 18
8. PAS Giannina 16
9. Xanthi 15
10. Panaitolikos 14
11. Kerkyra 14
12. OFI 13
13. Platanias 12
14. Levadiakos 11
15. Panionios 11
16. Panthrakikos 9
17. Ergotelis 6
18. Niki Volos 4
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