FRIENDLY: Dunfermline 6, Olimpique Sampedenna 3

GENOA - Dunfermline may not be back to their vintage best just yet, but last night's friendly match against an Olimpique Sampedenna also featuring their own loanee Fausto Crosetti, showed encouraging signs ahead of the forthcoming Primavera Tournament, which shall act as a propeller for next season.

A couple of new faces in, a couple of unwanted presences out, and Dunfermline looked lively from the start, even though they couldn't count on a number of first teamers.

Vanin deployed Perugini in goal, with Filippi and Merello composing the defensive pack, Marletta took centre stage and was flanked by the other new boy Finotti and the usual, lethal, Cantelli.

Stefano Rossi got the nod to start upfront and the game got underway.

A goalless first half had a few talking points nevertheless, with attempts being snuffed out at both ends.

Frassinelli came in for Filippi at the beginning of the second half and the deadlock was broken soon afterward through a very unfortunate Merello own goal.

Dunfermline, though, looked good in possession and a Marletta through ball found Rossi who, however, had all the work to do, which he did incidentally, as he quickly rounded his direct opponent before dispatching an unsavable left-footed effort into the top corner.

Minutes later, the striker and Cantelli combined beautifully, with the former setting the latter up for the easiest of finishes, 2-1.

Cantelli turned provider himself as a spot on through ball found the upcoming Finotti unmarked, the Turin-born winger sidefooting into the bottom corner coolly to make it 3-1.

Marletta got on the scoresheet as well, as he latched on to a poor clearance from the opponents' defence and, in customary style, drove his half-volley low into the bottom corner.

Olimpique Sampedenna pulled one back, but the gap was restored when Cantelli's miscued effort fell kindly to Rossi's prowess, the striker netting from close range for the 5-2 goal.

Then, it was for Marletta and Cantelli to combine in quite some style, with the No 6 through ball finding the captain, who could only score, which he did, from close range.

Olimpique did pull one back before the final whistle, but Dunfermline were worthy winners after all.


As per above, it's early days to know whether The Pars are on the right course to their former glory, but the signs look promising...


DUNFERMLINE
Perugini
Filippi (Frassinelli)
Merello
Finotti
Marletta
Cantelli
Rossi

MANAGER: Vanin
SCORERS: Rossi 2 (1-1, 5-2), Cantelli (2-1), Finotti (3-1), Marletta 2 (4-1, 6-2)




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