DUNFERMLINE - REAL CHUPITO 5-4

Dunfermline needed to win by 3 goals in order to progress to the next round of this season's Division B.
Uncharacteristically for what their season has been, they found themselves 5 goals clear of their opponents Real Chupito after only 20 minutes in the first half, with their fate in their hands.
Very characteristically for what their season has been, though, they squandered it all either side of the interval, with Chupito pulling off a fight back which did see them lose by 5 goals to 4, enough to make sure they'd won their 3 club Promotion Group.
Vanin returned to the dugout and fielded Perugini in goal, paired Bovalino with Filippi in defence, Marletta took centre stage and was flanked by Boccaccio on the right and Cantelli on the left, with Buccianti starting upfront.
The Pars started brightly, and Buccianti was on hand to dispossess a Chupito defender before feeding the ball into the path of Cantelli, whose clearcut finish made it 1-0.
Minutes later, Cantelli dispatched a shot which was blocked away, Bovalino latched on the rebound and his shot cannonned off Buccianti's ribcage and then on into the back of the net in typical Buccianti's style.
Dunfermline were at that point one goal away of a mission:accomplished status, and they kept on pushing. Perugini had to produce a peach of a save, but the Pars struck again at the other end.
Marletta fed the ball into the path of Cantelli, the No 6 returned the ball to the captain, who cut inside and finished with composure to give his team a 3-0 advantage.
Dunfermline kept pushing on, and Real Chupito looked dismantled, even more so as Cantelli scored a 4th with his right, before Boccaccio had his own effort brilliantly saved by the keeper.
Boccaccio then got injured while trying to deliver a peach of an assist to Cantelli, with the result that neither was Marco able to score from close range, nor was Fabio able to continue his game, as he was replaced by Crosetti.
Cantelli had another crack at glory, as he swiftly turned and dispatched an unsavable left footed shot to make it 5-0 (!) to the astonishment of Dunfermline's opponents who, though, managed to pull one back before the interval with a fierce effort.

HALF TIME: Dunfermline 5, Real Chupito 1

Dunfermline had a 4 goal advantage in the game, and a two-goal one in the quest for qualification, but they somewhat failed to capitalise on such a favourable situation in the second half.
They backtracked and stayed put at the back, their energies dry and their willingness of trying and kill the tie off nowehere to be seen.
They did resist for the best part of the half, though, and even had a brilliant chance to wrap it all up as Marletta was fouled outside the box, but the ref played the advantage and the captain sent his effort narrowly wide.
Perugini produced a couple of decisive saves but had to capitulate from a deflected effort from outside the box: 5-2.
Dunfermline were still through at that stage, but the goal ignited Chupito's spirits and two further goals made it 5-4 at the final whistle.
Dunfermline down and out, time to have a fresh start.

FULL TIME: Dunfermline 5, Real Chupito 4


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

MANAGER: Vanin
SCORERS: Cantelli 3 (1-0, 4-0, 5-0), Buccianti (2-0), Marletta (3-0)
CAUTIONS: -


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