Leaders Panserraikos dropped two precious points at home as they drew 1-1 with Panthrakikos, allowing PAS Yiannina to reduce the gap from the top of the second division to three points.

PAS beat fellow promotion-contenders 2-1 at home and are among the favourites to go up to the Super League.

Thrasyvoulos suffered their fourth consecutive loss in league and cup and were taken off the top three of the B' Ethniki table. They lost 2-1 at lowly Haidari.

Ionikos have now moved up to third beating Egaleo 2-1, while Ethnikos caughtup woth Kallithea after downing Ethnikos Asteras 1-0 on Monday.

Following their 2-0 loss atIlisiakos, bottom club Aghios Dimitrios parted with coach Stavros Papandreou and hired Antonis Koufoyiannakis as a replacement.

ASK Olympiakos Volou 2 Kastoria 2

PAS Yiannina 2 Kallithea 1

Kerkyra 1 Agrotikos Asteras 2

Panserraikos 1 Panthrakikos 1

Ilisiakos 2 Ag. Dimitrios 0

Haidari 2 Thrasyvoulos 1

Kalamata 0 Pierikos 1

Ionikos 2 Egaleo 1

Ethnikos 1 Ethnikos Asteras 0

Standings (after 25 games): Panserraikos 48, PAS Yiannina 45, Ionikos 44, Thrasyvoulos 42, Kallithea 41, Ethnikos 41, Panthrakikos 39 etc.