How it happened
Kenneth Vargas scored twice as PS Kalamata won 3-1 at PAOK, finishing the match against 10 men after A. Tsiftsis was sent off in the 62nd minute.
Vargas put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot in the 28th minute. C. Ndiaye levelled for PAOK in the 44th, and the sides went in at 1-1.
Vargas restored the lead in the 56th minute. Six minutes later Tsiftsis was dismissed, and in the 66th D. Kurminowski made it 3-1, a gap PAOK could not close with a man fewer.
The numbers
PAOK controlled the ball, with 61% possession against 39%, 18 shots to 12 and seven corners to two. Kalamata were sharper where it counted: six shots on target to five, and expected goals of 2.33 to 1.18.
Vargas earned a match rating of 8.9, the highest of the players listed, from 48 touches. His expected goals figure was 0.98, so his two goals sit close to the quality of the chances he had.
Defender Julio Alonso provided two assists and four key passes in 73 touches, for a rating of 7.9. Goalkeeper Nikola Vasiljević made four saves and was rated 6.7. For PAOK, Andrija Živković created five chances in 45 minutes and was rated 7.3.
What it means
PAOK are fourth on 12 points and Kalamata tenth on seven, so the away win cuts against the table positions. Both sides have the same recent record over 10 matches: four wins, one draw, five defeats and 1.3 points per match.
Kalamata also ended a poor run against this opponent. Of the 10 previous meetings, PAOK won four and six were drawn, so the visitors had never won.