Durmaz leads Olympiakos to fourth straight win in Greece

Durmaz leads Olympiakos to fourth straight win in Greece

Published Sep. 22, 2015 4:55 p.m. ET

ATHENS, Greece (AP) Jimmy Durmaz lifted Olympiakos' spirits after a Champions' League loss last week, scoring one goal and setting up another to lead the Greek champions to a 3-1 win at Xanthi on Tuesday.

The result extended the club's perfect record after four matches and came days after a 3-0 home defeat to Bayern Munich.

Durmaz blasted the ball past goalkeeper Cennamo Luigi in the 42nd minute, as the hosts struggled to contain the 26-year-old Swede.

Nikolay Dimitrov leveled after the break, but Durmaz continued to threaten and was brought down in the area by Dimos Baxevanidis.

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Kostas Fortounis converted the penalty in the 64th minute and added the third four minutes later.

In other games, Veroia was held at Panaitolikos 1-1, while Iraklis also settled for a draw, 0-0 against Platanias.

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