Saint-Étienne demolishes Sochaux in six minutes with devastating start

Saint-Étienne has made a statement in their Ligue 2 debut under Ian Cathro. The Greens dismantled Sochaux with a ruthless 3-0 display, with all three goals arriving between the 22nd and 28th minutes at the visitors' ground.

The onslaught came from direct, vertical play that caught the newly promoted side off guard. Breum struck first in the 22nd minute, with Irvin Cardona completing a devastating spell by scoring twice—first with a lob in the 25th, then heading home from Thierno Ballo's cross in the 28th.

Sochaux boss Vincent Hognon owned the capitulation post-match: «We lost the game in six minutes. When you gift three goals, you can't expect much.» Despite the hammering, he highlighted his opponents' clear quality. Saint-Étienne now top the table, a feat not achieved on opening day since 1962.