Brest produced a dominant display to beat Angers 5-1 in the French championship, scoring four times before half-time to settle the contest.
Ludovic Ajorque put the hosts ahead after nine minutes, and their advantage was doubled just eight minutes later when Luka Tousart found the net.
Kenny Lala then converted a penalty in the 30th minute to make it 3-0. Brest completed a remarkable first-half spell shortly before the interval, with Mama Balde scoring their fourth goal and leaving Angers with little prospect of securing a positive result.
Angers responded quickly after the restart as Prosper Peter reduced the deficit in the 47th minute. Any hopes of a comeback were short-lived, however, with Pathe Mboup restoring Brest’s four-goal lead seven minutes later.
Angers’ task became even more difficult in the 59th minute when Jordan Lefort was shown a red card, leaving the visitors to finish the match with 10 men.
There were no further changes to the score, as Brest completed a commanding 5-1 victory.