DUNFERMLINE 3 GRANAROLO ARCI 0

Fabio Boccaccio had a dream start to his Dunfermline career, as he scored a hat-trick which helped the Pars to their first home league of the season, with the Scots climbing up to fifth in the league in the process.
Managerless on the night, owing to the absence of gaffer Perugini, Dunfermline had Marco Semino in goal, with Fabio Frassinelli and Fausto Crosetti in defence and Davide Filippi deployed on the right flank. Aldo Marletta kept hold of his slot in the middle of the park, with new boy Fabio Boccaccio initially on the left flank and Alberto Buccianti playing the lone striker role.
Minutes into the first half, and his first game for the club, Boccaccio got hold of the ball along the left flank and fired home to establish the Pars in the lead.
Dunfermline had another couple of chances during a dull first half, but Granarolo, too, had their moments, Semino preventing them from equalising with at least two decisive diving saves.
Maneschi was introduced for Frassinelli towards the end of the first period, as Dunfermline's No 10 limped off with what appeared to be a knock on his right ankle.

HALF TIME: Dunfermline 1, Granarolo Arci 0

The second half got underway with Lenza replacing Buccianti, Boccaccio moved upfront and the winger in his usual position.
And Lenza did play a pivotal part as Dunfermline scored their second.
Marletta stole the ball in midfield and ran at the opponents' defence, before feeding the ball into the path of Lenza, whose square delivery met a prompt Boccaccio, who made a meal of his marker and coolly slotted home with a fine backheel shot to make it two-nil.
Granarolo didn't look any threatening and the Fifers took even more ground on the pitch, their supremacy being decisively capped off when Boccaccio fired his third with a smartly taken free-kick.
Marletta had another couple of chances to add to the scoreline, but he was denied by the keeper, and then by the upright as his left-footed long range effort hit the woodwork.

FULL TIME: Dunfermline 3, Granarolo Arci 0


DUNFERMLINE
1 Semino; 10 Frassinelli (20 Maneschi), 17 Crosetti; 2 Filippi, 5 Marletta (c), 2 Boccaccio, 9 Buccianti (8 Lenza)
SCORERS: Boccaccio 3 (1-0, 2-0, 3-0)
CAUTIONS: -


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