Intro:

Olympiacos knocked Veria off the top of the Greek Super League standings with a 3-0 win.

Script:

It's still early in the season, but every point counts.

This match between Olympiacos and Veria, a top of the table tussle that saw the winner not only claim all three, but a position at the summit of the Greek Super League.

The hosts started brighter.

And just past the half hour mark they had their breakthrough.

The referee awarding a penalty for this challenge on the edge of the area.

Konstantinos Mitroglou stepped up and easily slotted it home.

In the second period, Mitroglou came close to making it 2, latching onto a through ball and muscling his way through the defence.

But it was Jorge Benitez who secured all three points for Olympiacos.

He showed a deft touch to prance his way goal-bound and poke the ball past Veria's keeper on 88 minutes.

The home side made it three, just a few minutes later.

Veria's defence unable to contain a rampant Olympiacos.

Pajtim Kasami with the finish.

The 3-nil win their third of the season.

Olympiacos now sit on 10 points at the top of the table.