Lamia dismantles Panathinaikos in the Cup

Lamia thrashed Panathinaikos 4-1 on its frozen pitch and is the huge favorite for a major upset in the Greek Cup, while the tournament's favorites had a smooth ride in the first leg of the round of 16 in midweek.

On a snowed-over surface that was hardly playable on Thursday, host Lamia made the most of its few chances and the poor refereeing to score an historic result against the Athens giant that is undergoing its biggest ever crisis. Spanish midfielder Piti scored twice and Thanasis Panteliadis and Marko Blazic had one goal each, while the goal by Guillermo Molins has saved some hope for the second leg for Panathinaikos. Dimitris Kourbelis had a good goal disallowed for Panathinaikos.

Holder PAOK was troubled only in the first half at second-division Trikala before triumphing 5-1 on Tuesday, goals coming from Leo Matos (twice), Diego Biseswar, Djalma Campos and...