Dundee shook off a long-standing home hoodoo against Dunfermline and took another step away from the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over the Pars at Dens Park.
It had been five years since Dunfermline had lost an SPL match at Dens, but second-half goals from Steve Lovell and Brent Sancho gave the Dark Blues all three points.
After a cagey opening by both teams, the visitors took the match by the scruff of the neck after nine minutes when Darren Young struck a right-footed shot powerfully into the corner of the net following an Andy Tod lay-off. It was Young's third goal of the season and the strike left Derek Soutar in the Dark Blues goal with no chance.
From this point on the Pars were in charge of the match, creating chances and shutting down struggling Dundee.
Dundee had a rare chance to get back on terms after 18 minutes, but goalscorer Young cleared Garry Brady's shot off the line following a corner.
The only threat to Dunfermline's lead came only from their own players as lack of discipline handed the initiative to Dundee on several occasions.
The Dens Park side had a penalty claim turned down on the half-hour mark when Lee Wilkie hit the deck in the area.
Dundee received a further blow when Wilkie was stretchered off just before the interval with a suspected recurrence of the knee injury which has allowed him to play just 12 times this season.
While the home side were temporarily reduced to 10 men, Noel Hunt tried his luck from 20 yards out but his shot went wide.
Dundee began the second half more brightly with Lovell seeing his header collected by Derek Stillie in the opening seconds.
And their fortunes began to turn 10 minutes into the half when they were awarded a penalty following a Scott Thomson hand-ball.
Lovell stepped up to take the spot-kick and fired it high into the roof of the net to level the scores.
With Dunfermline on the back foot, Dundee took the lead seven minutes later when substitute Sancho poked the ball in from close range after the visitors conceded yet another free-kick.
The desperate Pars tried to claw back an equaliser in the closing minutes with Gary Mason striking the post and Scott Wilson sending a looping header just over the crossbar.