ANDY MANGAN took just 69 seconds to get Forest Green's first pre-season match off to a flying start at Malmesbury Victoria's Flying Monk ground last night.

Jim Harvey’s side eased through their fixture with Hellenic Premier League club Malmesbury Victoria by 5- 0. Goals from Lee Ayres, Paul Lloyd and David Brown added the other goals in the first half.

Harvey used 23 players, but it took until the 90th minute for Rovers to claim the fifth by way of a Malmesbury own goal.

Forest Green first half: T.Burton, A. Taylor, C.McDonald, L.Ayres, M.Preece, P. Stonehouse, J.Smith, P. LIoyd, C. Platt, D. Brown (c), A.Mangan.

Second half: T. Pass, J.Baldwin (c) T.Evans, B.Pugh, P. Casey, J.Else, S. Morris, R. Burge, T. Sealey, S. Davies, M. Palmer, J. Winter.

Att: 290.