Pacey Trojans rocked Firebrands with three goals in the opening 20 minutes before ending up comfortable 5-0 winners against the fellow newly promoted Bristol visitors at Stoneham Lane.
Trojans had been caught out by the pace Marlow played at winning the West Conference curtain raiser 5-3 and turned the same treatment on Firebrands, who were unable to contain last season's undefeated South Central League winners.
Trojans would have been ahead inside the opening 90 seconds had Tim Fewtrell not seen his penalty flick saved.
But it wasn't long before Trojans found the mark, with Ben Frost converting two penalty corner drag flicks either side of a strike by Giles Hocking.
Will Strange and Ed Bulstrode added fourth and fifth goals after the break.
Trojans main striker Oakley Sparshott-Thompson was handed a 'technical red card' in the closing stages.
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