After their last-gasp first league defeat of the season in midweek Curzon got back into winning ways to complete the double over Lancashire opposition Rossendale United, but it was referee Andrew Butler who finished up taking centre stage, but for all the wrong reasons.
Without a bad challenge in the game, Curzon ended the game with nine men as referee Mr Butler waved a second yellow card in the direction of both Dave Birch and Kevin Parr within a matter of seconds and with just six minutes of the match remaining.
Rossendale, who also lost in midweek, had the better of the possession in the opening period, but it was their former player, Mark Redshaw, who joined the Blues 24 hours earlier, who nearly had the dream start on three minutes when he got on to a Rhodri Giggs pass and created space for himself, but his effort was well dealt with by the visiting defence.
There was a let off for the home side on 11 minutes when a through ball to Tom Williams had keeper Dave Carnell coming out of his area, bringing the forward down a yard outside the area. Fortunately for both Carnell and Curzon, Birch was back to cover his keeper and Carnell became the first booking of the day.
Curzon started to exercise more control over the game and Edward Stanford, another recent Curzon acquisition, proved a problem for the visitors throughout the game with his runs down either wing, and he was unlucky not to get his name on the score-sheet after 22 minutes when his shot from 8 yard struck a defender and went over the top.
It was Stanford again just after the half-hour mark who created more problems for the Stags when his cross into the box was cleared only as far as Chris Worsley, but his shot failed to trouble keeper Lloyd Rigby.
It was Redshaw who finally broke the deadlock on 36 minutes when he got his head to a cross from Stanford to turn the ball past  Rigby in the visitors goal.
Mr Butler was obviously enjoying his half-time refreshments too much to leave his dressing room, keeping both team's waiting on the pitch for almost five minutes before the second half could start, but when it did it didn't take Curzon long to double their lead.
Mike Norton was put through down the left but had his shirt pulled as he moved menacingly towards the 18 yard area. A free kick, on the corner of the box, was driven into the area by Giggs, and as the ball ran loose, Norton wasted no time in wrapping his left boot round the ball to drive it home.
Giggs, who interchanged wide positions with Stamford and created as many problems for the visitors, demonstrated his defensive attributes on 56 minutes, getting back deep to thwart a visitors attack.
The bets chance of the game for the Stags came just after the hour mark from Phil Eastwood when he drove the ball across the body of Carnell but the keeper, at full stretch, knocked the ball away from goal.
With the game all but over, referee Mr Butler once again opted to take centre stage as Birch, throwing the ball to a visitors player for a free kick, received his second yellow card, and before the kick could be taken, Parr was also given a second yellow for what the referee will no doubt regard as dissent. His crime? Asking Mr Butler what he'd awarded a free kick for!

It's derby time on Saturday when Curzon entertain Mossley (KO 3pm) in what is the first of two home league games against the Lileywhite in the space of 21 days.