| First half timeline |
| 1 | Leicester Tigers | The All Blacks centre Aaron Mauger came in for his Leicester Tigers and Heineken Cup debut in what was his first game since playing against Romania in the Rugby World Cup on 29 September, Up against him was his New Zealand team mate Byron Kelleher |
| 1 | Toulouse | Courrent kicked-off for Toulouse on a pitch that had been soaked by the incessant rain overnight |
| 1 | Toulouse | Nyanga made a sweet break and Jauzion was just unable to provide the scoring pass on the Tigers 22 to give the Frenchmen the perfect start. |
| 3 | Leicester Tigers | Tigers lost control of the ball on their 10 metre line and Toulouse counter attacked. It looked as though there was a forward pass as the ball reached Clerc on the right wing, but he was held up by some strong defence from Hipkiss and Goode. |
| 5 | Leicester Tigers | Tigers won a scrum and then Goode cleared to half-way |
| 6 | Toulouse | But Toulouse took a quick throw in and Poitrenaud made good ground to keep the pressure on in the home half. Some great interplay between the visiting centres then made more ground, but Sowerby lost the ball in contract to give Tigers some breathing spac |
| 7 | Leicester Tigers | Tigers front row penalised for driving in and down at the scrum on their 10 metre line. |
| 8 | Toulouse | Penalty kick - V Courrent That gave Courrent the chance to open the scoring with a simple penalty |
| 9 | Toulouse | Toulouse continued to run back any ball that Tigers kicked to them and Sowerby and Poitrenaud made good ground with the ball in hand as the visitors made a confident start. |
| 11 | Leicester Tigers | Try - O Smith But the home side made them pay for their adventure when Poitrenaud was hauled down on his 10 metre line and threw the ball away in the tackle. Smith snaffled the ball and raced clear to score the opening try. |
| 12 | Leicester Tigers | Goode’s conversion attempt off the left touchline hit the upright |
| 15 | Leicester Tigers | Goode took the aerial route to try to unsettle Poitrenaud again and when the full back lost the ball Varndell was able to pick up and launch a major home offensive in the Toulouse 22. |
| 16 | Leicester Tigers | The forwards picked and drove from close range, but referee Nigel Owens penalised Louis Deacon for obstruction to give Toulouse the chance to clear their lines. |
| 17 | Leicester Tigers | Tigers pack drove a line-out 10 metres, but then lost the ball to give Toulouse another chance to counter. Dusatoir almost broke clear, but Toulouse picked up a penalty. |
| 18 | Toulouse | Courrent kicked his side down to the Tigers 22, but Tigers stole the line-out and cleared. |
| 23 | Leicester Tigers | The Tigers forwards looking to get on top, but Toulouse still very dangerous with the ball in hand. |
| 24 | Toulouse | But the home back row hassled the Toulouse forwards at a ruck and Abraham hacked on to allow No 8 Crane to pick up and drive deep into the French 22. But as he went to ground there was a Tigers man over the top and Courrent was given a penalty to clear |
| 26 | Leicester Tigers | The pressure was maintained and Corry led the next charge which eventually saw Crane and Murphy combine to break into the Toulouse 22. |
| 27 | Leicester Tigers | |
| 27 | Toulouse | Toulouse conceded a penalty in their 22 |
| 29 | Leicester Tigers | Penalty kick - A Goode After lengthy treatment for Murphy, who took a blow to the head in a tackle, Goode kicked the goal to extend the home lead. |
| 30 | Toulouse | Courrent’s kick-off went over the dead ball line to force a scrum back at half-way |
| 32 | Toulouse | Toulouse opened out in their backs and reached the home 22. They kept control of the ball until a pass from Clerc was intercepted by Varndell and the danger was cleared to near half-way. |
| 34 | Toulouse | Toulouse were having trouble at the line-out and Servat’s throw over the top ended with a scrum for the home side. Tigers jumpers had already stolen two Toulouse line-outs. |
| 36 | Toulouse | Goode attempted a long range drop goal from half-way, but he was nowhere near the target. Even so, Toulouse were forced to drop out from their 22 |
| 37 | Leicester Tigers | Goode’s next kick was a clever one as he pegged Toulouse back into their 22 with a chip to the right corner that had Varndell chasing hard. Toulouse cleared with a quick throw to Courrent. |
| 38 | Toulouse | Tigers turned over a line-out and Courrent turned the mistake into an attacking option for Toulouse. Fritz made ground and then Clerc drove into the home 22. |
| 40 | Toulouse | Drop kick - V Courrent Courrent dropped a goal from just inside the 22 |
| 40 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - J Hamilton on for L Deacon |
| 40 +2 | Toulouse | Heymans kick goes dead to force a scrum back on the Toulouse 22 to give the Tigers one final attacking chance at the end of the first-half. |
| 40 +3 | Toulouse | strong scrum from Toulouse earned them a penalty and Courrent kicked out and the half came to an end |
| Second half timeline |
| 41 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - B Youngs on for F Murphy |
| 42 | Toulouse | Youngs lost the ball after trying to break from a line-out on the Toulouse 10 metre line. The Frenchmen ran the ball back at Tigers and when the home side were caught offside Courrent stepped up to take the penalty. |
| 42 | Toulouse | Penalty kick - V Courrent From 35 metres out Courrent hit the mark to take Toulouse back in front. |
| 46 | Leicester Tigers | Two kicks by Mauger penned Toulouse back into their 22 and then a towering up and under by Goode forced the Frenchmen to be at their best to clear their lines. Courrent cleared to half-way to relieve pressure. |
| 50 | Toulouse | Toulouse conceded a free-kick at a scrum on the 10 metre line and a kick to the left corner for Vesty was touched down by Poitrenaud. |
| 52 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - M Castrogiovanni on for J White |
| 53 | Leicester Tigers | Youngs up and under from line out on the Toulouse 10 metre line caused problems in the French defence. Clerc took the catch cleanly, but then put his supporting players into trouble by trying to play out of defence. |
| 53 | Toulouse | Eventually Courrent was penalised for holding on in the tackle 10 metres out. |
| 54 | Leicester Tigers | Penalty kick - A Goode From wide on the left Goode came up with the goods with a penalty that put Tigers back in front and made it three changes of lead in a high class game between two teams that have won the Heineken Cup five times between them. |
| 55 | Toulouse | Substitution - R Millo-Chluski on for F Pelous |
| 56 | Toulouse | Back came Toulouse and Poitrenaud broke into the Tigers half and sparked a raid that ended in Back came Toulouse and Poitrenaud broke into the Tigers half and sparked a raid that ended in the home 22. |
| 59 | Toulouse | Substitution - J Bouilhou on for Y Nyanga |
| 59 | Leicester Tigers | Massive kick from Goode puts Tigers back into the Toulouse 22 and Crane leads a charge on the visitors’ line from a line-out. |
| 60 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - S Rabeni on for A Mauger |
| 60 | Toulouse | Substitution - M Kunavore on for F Fritz |
| 64 | Leicester Tigers | Goode continued the aerial attack on Poitrenaud and the Toulouse back three, but the full back stood firm and the ball was cleared to the home half. |
| 65 | Toulouse | Toulouse won the line out and Jauzion made a half-break that paved the way from a strong raid into the home 22. |
| 66 | Toulouse | Courrent went for a drop goal, but his kick was charged down and Tigers cleared to half-way. Heymans lined-up a drop shot attempt from half-way, but quickly regretted his decision |
| 67 | Leicester Tigers | Attendance declared at 17,498 – a Heineken Cup record for Welford Road. |
| 68 | Leicester Tigers | Goode kicked his side downfield with another massive punt, although there was concern that he was carrying his left leg after a heavy tackle. |
| 69 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - G Chuter on for B Kayser |
| 71 | Leicester Tigers | Tigers pull off a strong driving maul from a line-out to create a penalty chance for Goode after an illegal collapse. |
| 72 | Toulouse | Substitution - O Hasan on for D Human |
| 72 | Leicester Tigers | Penalty kick - A Goode Goode slotted the penalty from 25 metres to put his side in sight of becoming the first team to beat Toulouse this season |
| 74 | Toulouse | Toulouse tried to attack out of their 22 and Kuvavore was held up in the tackle to give Tigers a scrum 40 metres out. |
| 75 | Toulouse | Substitution - V Lacombe on for W Servat |
| 76 | Toulouse | Toulouse won a lilne-out in their own half and almost conjured a try out of nothing |
| 77 | Toulouse | Kunavore kicked through and Varndell lost the ball on the floor on the edge of his 22. The ball came back into Toulouse hands, but an inside pass to Clerc was deemed to be forward to deny the wing a try. |
| 78 | Toulouse | Toulouse then lost ground when they conceded a penalty for pulling a maul to ground |
| 80 | Leicester Tigers | Toulouse went all out for the try they needed to hold on to their unbeaten run, but they lost the ball on half-way and Goode hacked through to push them back to their 22. |
| 80 +1 | Toulouse | Substitution - J Elissalde on for V Courrent |
| 80 +3 | Leicester Tigers | Goode kick charged down on the home 10 metre line and Toulouse won a last gasp scrum. |
| 80 +3 | Leicester Tigers | Sky Sports commentator Stuart Barnes names Tigers No 8 Jordan Crane as the Heineken man of the match |
| 80 +4 | Toulouse | Substitution - G Lamboley on for P Albacete |
| 80 +4 | Toulouse | Substitution - D Human on for J Poux |
| 80 +5 | Leicester Tigers | Substitution - J White on for M Ayerza |
| 80 +6 | Toulouse | Jauzion knocked on in midfield as Toulouse went for the final score. That gave Tiers one final scrum. Toulouse wheeled the scrum, but there was no time left for Mr Owens to set another scrum. |
| 80 +7 | Toulouse | It meant victory for Tigers and a first defeat of the season for Toulouse. Toulousse will go into next week's return game in Toulouse with a one point advantage at the top of the Pool over the resurgent Tigers. |
