Kyle Perry scored twice on his debut as Mansfield crushed Crawley in a fiery and controversial opening-day contest.
Perry's deflected shot looped home to make it 1-0 and Rob Duffy ran on to a fine pass by Craig Armstrong to slot in number two at the second attempt.
The Stags made it 3-0 by the interval when, with the visitors confidently appealing for offside, Perry charged through to fire the ball in.
Substitute Jake Speight's close-range shot sealed the win after the break.
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Mansfield: Marriott, Armstrong, Garner, Jones, Gardner, Williams, Nix, Mills (Somner 9), Briscoe (Speight 65), Duffy (Clare 72), Perry. Subs Not Used: Sandercombe, Graham.
Booked: Jones.
Goals: Perry 15, Duffy 40, Perry 43, Speight 82.
Crawley Town: Rayner, Rents, Giles, Broadhurst, Wilson (Rusk 22), Powell (Cogan 52), Hutchinson, Smith (Malcolm 53), Cook, Louis, Ademeno. Subs Not Used: Jordan, Forrest.
Booked: Wilson, Smith, Giles, Broadhurst.
Att: 3,264.
Ref: P Curry (Essex).
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