| First half timeline |
| 1 | Perpignan | Dan Carter led out the Perpignan side and was immediately into the action after Toby Flood kicked-off. Carter cleared from the 22. |
| 2 | Leicester Tigers | Penalty kick - T Flood |
| 5 | Leicester Tigers | Gerodan Murphy reaches the home 22, but loses the ball in the tackle. Tigers drove home pack off the ball and Murphy again led the charge into the home 22. |
| 9 | Leicester Tigers | Tigers get put in at scrum and then move ball into midfield. Matt Smith penalised for holding on in the tackle. Carter cleared. |
| 10 | Perpignan | perpignan win line-out on their 10 metre line and Carter grub kicks thorugh. It comes off Dan Hipkiss and he is penalised. |
| 11 | Perpignan | Penalty kick - D Carter From 30 metres Carter's first goal kick in the northern hemisphere goes straight and true. |
| 13 | Perpignan | Try - G Britz A thrilling attack fcromn their own half sees Perpignan throw the ball through seven pairs of hands before Britz stormed the length of the 22. Durand, candelon and Carter all involved before Britz shoved Murhpy aside to score. |
| 14 | Perpignan | Conversion - D Carter No probelm for Carter with the conversion from half way out on the left. |
| 15 | Leicester Tigers | Hipkiss fumbles on the Perpignan 10 metre line when under no pressure. |
| 18 | Leicester Tigers | Jordan Crane leads the charge out of Tigers territory from a free-kick and Flood pegs back Perpignan. But lively Julein Candelon runs out of defence to lead another counter attack. |
| 19 | Leicester Tigers | Tom Croft took line-out ball and dummied his pass back to the scrum half. Perpignan came thorugh too quickly and Tigers earned a penalty attempt. |
| 20 | Leicester Tigers | Flood wide from near the right touchline some 35 metres out. |
| 22 | Leicester Tigers | Smart strike from Dupuy from quick ruck ball took Tigers deep into Perpignan half, but the ball was lost and Philip Burger cleared. |
| 23 | Leicester Tigers | Scott hamilton guilty of dangerous high tackle with swinging arm on Adrien Plante as he chased through a kick-ahead. |
| 24 | Perpignan | Penalty kick - D Carter Carter makes it three from three with another pin-point kick. |
| 25 | Leicester Tigers | Promising Tigers move ends with Hamilton losing ball in heavy contact with hooker Guilhem Guirado. |
| 26 | Perpignan | Carter loops around his centre to try to spark a midfield move near half-way, but loses ball in the tackle. |
| 30 | Perpignan | The crowd at Stade Aime Giral is announced as 14,466 - a Heineken Cup record for the club. |
| 31 | Perpignan | Nathan Hines takes clean ball at line-out on his 22, but is pulled to ground. Carter clears to half-way. |
| 32 | Perpignan | Strong defence on the Tigers 10 metre line earns Perpignan a scrum. Three charges up the middle and a strong burst by Plante gets the home side into the 22. |
| 35 | Perpignan | Penalty kick - D Carter Kayser caught offside as the home forwards tried to recycle 10 metres out. Carter kicked the goal to reach double figures on his debut. |
| 36 | Leicester Tigers | Dupuy break halted with high tackle and then Perpignan hands in the ruck. Flood kicked to the 22. |
| 37 | Leicester Tigers | Try - T Croft From the line-out Kayser drove into the heart of the home defence. Dupuy sent the ball to the narrow side and Crane and Ben Kay handled to give Croft a simple run in. |
| 38 | Leicester Tigers | Conversion - T Flood Good conversion from near the right touchline from England international Flood. |
| 39 | Perpignan | Durand sparked a break out from defence and Plante carried well to half-way. As the move built through the forwards, leicester went over the top at a ruck and conceded a penalty. |
| 39 | Perpignan | From the 10 metre line Carter fails for the first time as he sends his kick wide of the right hand upright. That kick heralds the end of the first-half. |
| Second half timeline |
| 41 | Perpignan | Carter restarted the game and then lost the ball moving forward near the Tigers 22. |
| 43 | Perpignan | Brilliant tacke by Carter from an Aaaron mauger up and under. He jumped high to take the ball and then broke through to half-way. From the recycled ball Durand kicked deep to the Tigers 22 where the visitors conceded a penalty. |
| 45 | Perpignan | Carter wide from near the right hand touchline with penalty attempt. |
| 46 | Perpignan | Try - G Britz Dupuy had his kicked charged down at the base of a ruck 5 metres out from his line. No 8 Damien Chouly got the charge down and the ball bounced kindly for Birtz who drove through Murphy's challenge to score. |
| 47 | Perpignan | Conversion - Carter back on target after two misses. |
| 51 | Perpignan | Perpignan turn over Mauger on the home 22 and a long kick and chase forces Hamilton to concede a line-out on the Tigers 22. |
| 52 | Leicester Tigers | Tigers able to clear their lines when Britz plays the man rather than the ball in front of referee Alan Lewis. |
| 54 | Leicester Tigers | Tigers win penalty on half-way because of hands in the ruck. Dupuy takes it quickly and gains a further 10 metres. |
| 54 | Perpignan | Substitution - J Grandclaude on for C Manas |
| 54 | Perpignan | Substitution - R Alvarez Kairelis on for O Olibeau |
| 55 | Leicester Tigers | Penalty kick - T Flood From the improved position Flood bisects the posts to cut the gap to 10 points. |
| 56 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - D Cole on for M Ayerza |
| 57 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - G Chuter on for B Kayser |
| 58 | Perpignan | Good back line handling, with Grandclaude offloading inside to Candelon, seemed to have broken the Leicester line, but the pass was adjudged forward. |
| 59 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - M Wentzel on for B Kay |
| 60 | Perpignan | Substitution - K Pulu on for S Chobet |
| 61 | Perpignan | Two powerful scrums from Perpignan eased them upfield to the Tigers 22. |
| 66 | Leicester Tigers | Tigers moved 40 metres upfield after close range driv ing. They earned a penalty and Dupuy took it quickly and caused all sorts of trouble in the home defence. |
| 66 | Leicester Tigers | Try - S Hamilton Hamilton was on the shoulder of Dupuy to take a pass in the 22 and break clear. He reached the line, although Mr Lewis needed the TMO to confirm the touch down was legal. |
| 67 | Leicester Tigers | Conversion - T Flood Flood's conversion cuts the gap to a mere three points. |
| 67 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - S Rabeni on for D Hipkiss |
| 67 | Perpignan | Substitution - J Perez on for G Britz |
| 68 | Perpignan | No 8 Chouly spills the ball at a line-out to concede a scrum on his 10 metre line. |
| 68 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - H Ellis on for J Dupuy |
| 69 | Leicester Tigers | Great show and go in the middle by Flood cuts the home defence and his long pass gives Hamilton a chance to charge for the left corner. He is stopped in his tracks in the 22 and Seru Rabini loses the ball. |
| 71 | Perpignan | Terrible clash of heads between Plante and Chobet leads to both players being replaced. Tigers penalised for upending Carter in tackle. |
| 71 | Perpignan | Substitution - C Geli on for O Tonita |
| 72 | Perpignan | Substitution - J Porical on for A Plante |
| 73 | Leicester Tigers | Marco Wentzel seemingly kicked at ruck by Alvarez-Kairelis and referee mr Lewis gives Tigers the chance to clear to half-way. |
| 75 | Perpignan | Durand scragged Crane at the base of a scrum on the 10 metre line and the Tigers No 8 gave away a penalty for holding on in the tackle. |
| 76 | Perpignan | Penalty kick - D Carter Having missed from the 10 metre line at the end of the first-half, the All Black superstar hit the mark perfectly to put Perpignan closer to winning their first European clash with the Tigers, |
| 78 | Leicester Tigers | Murphy break through the midfield takes Tigers up to the home 22. Rabeni carries on, but the visitors concede a penalty for diving into the ruck. |
| 79 | Perpignan | Carter is announced as the Heieken Man of the Match on his debut. |
| 80 +1 | Perpignan | The ball is kicked out from a penalty and the 16 points from Carter's boot has pushed Perpignan back into contention in the Pool with nine points - 6 behind the Ospreys and Tigers. |
