3-1 win at Iraklis, as there were significant wins for Panserraikos and Asteras Tripolis at the other end of the table.
PAO got off to a great start after a foraging run down the right in the 4th minute by Djibril Cisse, who crossed for Antonis Petropoulos to score with a diving header.
Louis Ngwat-Mahop equalised with a sharp finish in the box on 36 minutes after being set up by Greens old boy Joel Epalle.
However, Panathinaikos's dominance paid off in the second half when Cisse again set up Petropoulos for a short-range finish five minutes after the restart.
Cisse was instrumental in the third game as he stretched the Iraklis defence in the 84th minute but saw a powerful shot parried by Dimitris Eleftheropoulos, only for Lazaros Christodoulopoulos to stick away the loose ball.
The win moves the Greens on to 54 points, 10 behind Olympiakos who could secure the title with a win against PAOK on Sunday.
source: SPORTINGREECE
