Bordeaux saw off Sergy-Pontoise 3:1 in the Magnus League on Thursday evening. The home side moved clear at the top of the table after two rounds, while the visitors remain rooted to the foot of the standings with zero points from their opening fixtures.
And here's the thing — the match never really looked in doubt. Bordeaux had been in fine form, winning 3:0 against Anglet on Tuesday and 4:2 with Graz 99ers five days earlier. Sergy-Pontoise, by then, were still searching for their first victory after 5:3 over Auxerre and 1:3 loss to Marseille had cancelled each other out in terms of points.
The visitors had nothing to do all evening. Bordeaux went for the jugular from the first whistle, and the old head in their dressing room settled them down when the away end started to get noisy. A couple of sharp exchanges in midfield and the hosts were already two ahead before Sergy-Pontoise could find their feet.
To be fair, the visitors did nick one back late on, but it was more sentiment than substance. The incident went to review, but even then the scoreboard told the real story. Bordeaux had rolled the dice on a high press and it paid off — three goals, one to show for it.
The result extends Bordeaux's unbeaten run to eight matches across all competitions. Sergy-Pontoise's losing streak now stretches to four, though that includes a few more competitive fixtures than their recent friendlies. The table gap remains wide, but this was a statement win for the hosts.
