A penalty from Vitolo, who had earlier missed from the spot, was enough to keep Panathinaikos FC's qualification hopes alive and usher ten-man NK Maribor towards the exit door.

With new coach Juan Ramón Rocha looking on in place of Jesualdo Ferreira, the hosts were thankful for Vitolo holding his nerve with 23 minutes remaining to defeat the Slovenian champions, who had Aleš Mejač dismissed. Tottenham Hotspur FC's point at S.S. Lazio means the Greens must beat the English side at White Hart Lane on 6 December if they are to go through.