Tourcoing achieved an extremely valuable away victory against Toulouse with a score of 3:1 (27:25, 25:20, 18:25, 25:22) in a French League A match, played at the "Palais des Sports André Brouat" in front of 2005 spectators. The success propelled the visitors to third position in the standings with 49 points, behind leaders Tours and Montpellier.

The hosts started strong but let slip the dramatic first set after 25:27. In the second, Tourcoing established a more stable game, particularly in serving and blocking, to win 25:20. Toulouse reacted in the third set with a more aggressive attack and closed it out at 25:18, but in the fourth, the visitors regained control and, with fewer errors, reached 25:22 and the final 3:1.

Venislav Antov was the top scorer in the match with 19 points (2 aces, 1 block, 42% attack efficiency). For the winners, Luengas added 15 points, and Lavigne scored another 10. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) award went to Jan Martinez Franchi.

Statistics: Blocks: Toulouse 8, Tourcoing 4. Attack efficiency: Toulouse 43%, Tourcoing 47%. Attack points: Toulouse 44, Tourcoing 58. Positive reception: Toulouse 48%, Tourcoing 51%. Serving errors: Toulouse 14, Tourcoing 22. Aces: Toulouse 7, Tourcoing 8. Points from opponent errors: Toulouse 33, Tourcoing 25.

Tourcoing compensated for the higher number of serving errors (22 against 14) with higher attack efficiency and a significant advantage in direct attack points – 58 against 44. Although Toulouse scored more points from opponent errors and had an advantage in blocking, better reception and more stable attack organization tilted the scales towards the visitors. This balance between serving risk and attacking productivity proved decisive for the final outcome.

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