ATHENS, Greece (AP) Defender Alberto Botia scored twice in the second half to extend Olympiakos' perfect record with eight straight wins in the Greek league by beating Atromitos 2-1.
The Spaniard headed in a corner from Felipe Pardo in the 59th minute and struck again four minutes later, heading in a free kick from Kostas Fortounis to put his team six points clear of Panathinaikos. Borislav Stojchev scored for the hosts before the game ended.
In Thessaloniki, three first-half goals gave PAOK an easy 3-1 win over Panathinaikos, while AEK Athens blasted Iraklis 5-1.
Asteras also recovered form to win 2-1 at Ioannina, while Panionios suffered a surprise 1-0 loss at home to Veroia.
Fans continued protests over a government plans to introduce electronic ticketing at all 16 topflight teams by the end of the month.
