ATHENS, Greece (AP): PAOK beat visiting Xanthi 2-1 to take sole possession of third place in the Greek league after AEK's humiliating 4-0 home loss to newcomer Volos on Saturday.
PAOK moved three points clear of AEK. Leader Olympiakos travels to Asteras on Sunday, when defending champion Panathinaikos visits Panionios. Olympiakos was 5 points ahead of Panathinaikos.
After Stefanos Athanasiadis scored, Mauro Poy equalized for Xanthi, then Dimitris Salpingidis netted the winner for PAOK in the 81st minute.
Also, Kerkyra beat last-place Larissa 1-0. PAOK came close to opening the score in the 16th when a shot by Athanasiadis forced goalkeeper Michael Gspurning to palm away the ball.
Four minutes later, Salpingidis fed Athanasiadis in the Xanthi area but his powerful shot was saved by Gspurning. In the 28th, a powerful shot by Xanthi's Christopher Katongo grazed Costas Halkias' post.
Athanasiadis gave PAOK the lead in the 36th with a shot off a cross by Vieirinha. In the 66th, less than a minute after going in for Diego Quintana, Poy silenced the more than 12,000 PAOK fans in the stadium when he exploited a mistake by Halkias to level.
Nine minutes from time, Salpingidis made the final 2-1 with a powerful shot from inside the area. On Sunday it's Kavala vs. Iraklis, Panserraikos vs. Atromitos and Ergotelis vs. Aris.
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