ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tosi Rodrigo scored in the 82nd minute to help visiting Iraklis Thessaloniki beat AEK 2-1 on Sunday and break the Athens club’s six-game winning streak in the Greek league.
Iraklis took a surprise early lead when De Adrante Emerson exploited a mistake by defender Silver Ramos in the eighth minute, before AEK levelled with a header by Nikos Lymberopoulos in the 28th.
AEK kept attacking throughout the game, but Iraklis’ sturdy defence held firm and Rodrigo scored the winner with a header off a free kick by Dimitris Mavrogennidis.
AEK still leads the league with 18 points, two more than Panathinaikos, which trounced Levadiakos 4-0 on Sunday. Olympiakos is in third with 15 points, after beating PAOK 2-1 Saturday.
Panathinaikos had an easy afternoon at Levadiakos, getting two goals from Dimitris Salpingidis and one each from Dimitris Papadopoulos and Vangelis Mantzios.
Panathinaikos hosts AEK in the next round.
Also Sunday, it was: Apollon 2, Asteras 2; Atromitos 1, OFI 0; Larissa 0, Xanthi 0; and Aris 1,Veria 0.