NIGERIAN striker Brown Ideye was on target

NIGERIAN striker Brown Ideye was on target yesterday for his French Club, Sochaux as they thrashed Paris Saint Germain (PSG) 3-1 in front of thousands of home fans at the Stade Auguste-Bonal.

The Nigerian player hit the net in the 20th minute to record Sochaux's second goal of the game.Sochaux who banked on some sloppy PSG defending with some swift and efficient counterattacking smashed their way ahead in the in the 14th minute when Nicolas Maurice-Belay’s angled drive was only palmed away by Gregory Coupet, who scrambled helplessly as Modibo Maiga tapped home the rebound.

But PSG continued to look fairly positive but were caught again by Brown who beat PSG, keeper Gregory Coupet at his near post after another strong Sochaux break down the left.

The first half ended on a high note for the hosts as Damien Perquis took advantage of yet more uncertain goalkeeping to head Francis Gillet’s side into an unassailable lead.
Guillaume Hoarau reduced the visitors’ deficit soon after the break with a powerful left-footed drive, but les Parisiens couldn’t get any closer, with Jeremy Clement sent-off late on.

Brown joined Sochauxd in January on a three-and-a-half year deal from Neuchatel Xamax of Switzerland. The 21-year-old makes the short jump across the Franco-Swiss border as a direct replacement for headline summer signing Charlie Davies, who was involved in a serious car accident in late 2009, and has been ruled out for the rest of the season.