Tourcoing secured a 3:0 set victory over Paris Volley in a match from the 2nd round of the French League A, played in the hosts' new arena in front of 1894 spectators. With this success, the hosts temporarily climbed to second place in the standings, just behind leader Montpellier.
🏐 Set scores:
| Team | 1st set | 2nd set | 3rd set | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourcoing | 30 | 27 | 25 | 3 |
| Paris | 28 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
The first two sets became a real point-for-point battle, but Tourcoing showed stronger nerves in the decisive rallies. In the third set, the Parisians collapsed mentally and allowed the hosts to convincingly finish the match.
🔹 Individual statistics
Bulgarian international Veni Antov played a solid match, finishing with 10 points (1 ace). The top scorer for the winners was Argentinian Ignacio Luengas with 17 points.
On the other side, former Montana volleyball player Vasily Molotkov scored 7 points for Paris, while Vuk Kulpinac was the top scorer with 11, but even these were not enough to stop the hosts' momentum.
| Indicator | Tourcoing | Paris Volley |
|---|---|---|
| Attack efficiency | 51% | 38% |
| Attack errors | 5 | 8 |
| Positive reception | 67% | 62% |
| Service errors | 16 | 16 |
| Ace | 3 | 5 |
| Blocks | 8 | 5 |
Portuguese setter Bruno Dias was chosen as the MVP of the match after leading Tourcoing to a decisive 3:0 victory against Paris Volley.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Team attack efficiency | 51% |
| Personal efficiency | 40% |
| Points | 3 |
| Blocks | 2 |
With this success, Tourcoing collects 5 points and is second in the standings after Montpellier, while Paris remains in the lower half of the table.
Tomorrow, Bulgarian volleyball will have another participation in the French championship - Vladimir Garkov and his Saint-Nazaire will visit Cannes.
