URUK HAI - DUNFERMLINE 3-9

Dunfermline avenged the defeat they were inflicted on Matchday 1 this season but, while that match ended up with Uruk Hai edging a 2-1 thriller, The Pars were ruthless and humbled their opponents to a harsh 9-3 scoreline.
Perugini deployed Semino in goal, with Crosetti and Filippi composing the back two and Boccaccio, Marletta and Bovalino in the middle of the park.
Cantelli was selected ahead of Buccianti upfront and the game got underway with referee Sinatora in charge.

Dunfermline had a clear-cut chance early on, after Cantelli delivered a sweet ball to Bovalino, whose close range effort went over the bar.
At the other hand, the hosts were luckier as a half-hearted cross cannoned off Crosetti's thigh to wrongfoot Semino and give them the lead.
Some Pars looked sort of misplaced on the pitch, but still managed to net an equaliser, as a through ball from Boccaccio found Cantelli, who coolly controlled with his left and lashed home with the same foot to make it 1-1.
Boccaccio tried to break the stalemate soon after, but his effort straight from a corner kick was brililantly saved by Kai's keeper.
Then, Bovalino and Cantelli combined beautifully, but both failed to deliver the final ball and the hosts had a chance to break and capped their counter-attacking move with a shot from outside the box, which beat Semino and gave them the lead once again.
Again, Dunfermline appeared misplaced throughout and were easily caught on the break.

HALF TIME: Uruk Hai 2, Dunfermline 1

Proceedings were resumed with Buccianti coming off the bench to replace Bovalino and Cantelli was therefore moved to the left flank.
Dunfermline did exert some kind of pressure to force an equaliser, which they brilliantly obtained through one of their unsung heroes, Davide Filippi.
Boccaccio's delivery from a corner was sweet, but Filippi's backheel finish was even sweeter as the ball went in through Uruk Hai goalkeeper's legs.
Having twice come back from behind, The Pars felt it necessary to stake their own claim for the game, and they seemed to have achieved just that as a peach of a long ball from Cantelli was met mid-air by Boccaccio's header, with the midfielder's finish just too good to be saved, 3-2.
Bovalino then replaced Crosetti and occupied the defensive slot he had so well interpreted against minnows Santorre, but Dunfermline were once again made to pay for some poor defending, as a brilliant save by Semino wasn't capitalised at all, with one of Uruk forwards allowed to recoup the ball from the bottom line before smashing it in the back of the net to bring the scores to a pulsating 3-3.
Minutes later, though, Boccaccio made headlines again, as he unleashed an unstoppable shot from just inside the opponents' half, the ball bouncing in front of their keeper before going in.
Once again in the lead, and Dunfermline wanted to make sure that would be it, which they did, as Buccianti powered his way through the hosts' defence before wrongfooting the keeper with a close range finish.
Buccianti then turned provider as his through ball found Marletta, who instantly got rid of his marker and fired home with his left to make it 6-3.
A few minutes later, Marletta was brought down in the box, and up stepped Bovalino for the ensuing penalty-kick, which was easily converted, with the midfielder getting off the mark for the season.
Semino produced a couple of stunning saves to prevent any sort of comeback on the part of Uruk Hai, while at the other end Buccianti's effort was parried away by the goalie, with Marletta lashing onto the loose ball, although his first effort could only hit the woodwork. The ball, though, fell kindly to Marletta, who lost the keeper and collected his brace by sidefooting into an empty goal.
Cantelli's second of the night, then, from a Boccaccio assist, forced the referee to blow the final whistle before time, the scores having reached 9-3 Dunfermline.

FULL TIME: Uruk Hai 3, Dunfermline 9


DUNFERMLINE

1 Semino
8 Filippi
17 Crosetti
2 Boccaccio
5 Marletta (c)
11 Bovalino (2 Buccianti)
6 Cantelli

MANAGER: Perugini
SCORERS: Cantelli 2 (1-1, 3-9), Filippi (2-2), Boccaccio 2 (2-3, 3-4), Buccianti (3-5), Marletta 2 (3-6, 3-8), Bovalino [pk] (3-7)
CAUTIONS: -


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