| First half timeline |
| 1 | Toulouse | Try - M Medard Within seconds of the kick off Toulouse have a dream start, Shanklin's chip ahead is deflected and collect by Kunavore who had the vision to chip into the space behind Blair. Wing Medard had the gas to collect and touch down |
| 2 | Toulouse | Conversion - J Elissalde Elissalde adds two extra points to confirm the perfect start |
| 5 | Toulouse | Penalty kick - J Elissalde Molitika detached himself early from the scrum, and Elissalde puts daylight between the sides with just five minutes played |
| 5 | Cardiff Blues | Heymans takes a mark after Blair overcooks his up'n'under kick |
| 6 | Cardiff Blues | For the first time in the game Cardiff settle into a rhythm, and win a penalty as Tom James is stopped from playing the ball at a ruck 15m from the Toulouse line |
| 7 | Cardiff Blues | Blair misses the difficult conversion, the Blues will need to take every chance if they are to beat Toulouse, the triple European champions |
| 9 | Cardiff Blues | Cardiff controlling the ball, but they are playing in their own half and eventually Flanagan kicks deep to Heymans, who returns the ball with interest |
| 11 | Cardiff Blues | An open passage of play end with Elissalde finding touch on halfway to hand a lineout to Dai Young's Cardiff Blues |
| 13 | Cardiff Blues | A ruck is formed and Albacete is penalised for coming in from the side and Cardiff walk forward to take another lineout, this one is just 15m from the line - Cardiff enjoying good territory in the early stages |
| 13 | Cardiff Blues | Play is paused while Tito receives treatement to his knee |
| 15 | Cardiff Blues | The Blues are camped on the home line, but Pelous stamps his authority on the situation with a tackle that knocks Shanklin back five meters, the ball spills and the immediate danger is cleared |
| 17 | Cardiff Blues | More territory and possession for the Blues who appear to be growing in stature, and have had a series of scrums in and around the 22 as they go forward looking for their opening score |
| 17 | Cardiff Blues | Try - J Spice Spice is the man who touches down after the prolonged attacking play pays off. James and Shanklin combine to break the gain line, and from the following ruck, Spice does what every good scrum half does and finds space for an opportunistic try |
| 18 | Cardiff Blues | Conversion - B Blair A fine conversion from Blair puts the Blues right back in the game |
| 21 | Cardiff Blues | Spice slips in his own 22 as he tries to deal with a chip ahead from Clerc and the decibel level rises inside the stadium as Toulouse threaten try number 2 |
| 21 | Cardiff Blues | Molitika pinged for hands in the ruck, and Elissalde lines up a shot at goal from 22m on the right hand side of the park |
| 22 | Toulouse | Penalty kick - J Elissalde The kick sneaks in through the posts to extend the home side's lead to six points |
| 25 | Cardiff Blues | Cardiff somehow fail to score after a bizarre lineout bounces up into the arms of James, he feeds Shanklin and it looks odds on he must score but a crucial try saving tackle by Heymans is spoilt as he is called for a professional foul on the tryline |
| 26 | Toulouse | Yellow card - C Heymans |
| 27 | Cardiff Blues | Penalty kick - B Blair Blair slots the goal to bring his side within three |
| 27 | Toulouse | Drop kick - J Elissalde The mecurial Elissalde scores a drop goal from 35m to instantly wipe out Blair's penalty |
| 29 | Toulouse | An error from Shanklin who knocks on one metre from his own 22, Toulouse have a scrum in a fine attacking position |
| 30 | Cardiff Blues | Yellow card - J Spice |
| 31 | Toulouse | Elissalde misses his penalty kick, as the ball bounces off the post and away |
| 34 | Cardiff Blues | The sides exchange kicks for territory before Martyn Williams snaffles a turnover and play is bought back for an earlier Toulouse infringement by referee Chris White. |
| 35 | Cardiff Blues | Blair puts his kick perfectly in the corner to set up a catch and drive chance for Cardiff |
| 37 | Toulouse | The lineout is stolen, but Heymans can't gather the bouncing ball and it goes beyond the dead ball line. It's a five metre scrum for the visiting Welsh side |
| 38 | Cardiff Blues | Cardiff are pushed back, and Flanagan is forced into a drop goal attempt that fades to the right of the posts |
| 40 | Toulouse | The first half is over, and the match is in the balance. Cardiff started poorly but are well in this game with 40 minutes to play |
| Second half timeline |
| 41 | Toulouse | Substitution - J Poux on for S Perugini |
| 41 | Cardiff Blues | Substitution - J Yapp on for G Jenkins |
| 42 | Cardiff Blues | Toulouse begin the second half brightly but when Medard overcooked a chip to the corner, James shepherds he ball beyond the dead ball line and Blair takes the 22 drop out |
| 44 | Toulouse | Jauzion bursts into the 22, after Kunavore breaks the first line of defence. Toulouse have begun the second half with an attacking determination the Blues must quell or they will find themselves further behind |
| 47 | Toulouse | Heymans scampers back to clear the bouncing ball after Clerc fails to deal with with Flanagan's chip into the Toulouse 22 |
| 48 | Cardiff Blues | Gareth Williams takes the return pass from the short lineout, but is tackled into touch and Elissalde clears to halfway |
| 51 | Toulouse | The crowd boo's as Toulouse knock on for the second time in as many minutes. The home side's second half territorial domination has not resulted in any points and the crowd are getting edgy |
| 52 | Cardiff Blues | Substitution - S Morgan on for P Tito |
| 54 | Cardiff Blues | The Blue's lineout is stolen again by the aggressive Toulouse forwards, Cardiff are really starting to struggle at the set peice |
| 55 | Cardiff Blues | Heymans almost unlocks the visitors defence with a weaving run into the 22, but his pass fails to find hands and Cardiff have the ball |
| 57 | Toulouse | Substitution - J Bouilhou on for Y Nyanga |
| 58 | Cardiff Blues | The flag stick saves Cardiff, Heymans clips bounces off the corner flag and Cardiff have a scrum on the 22, but the visitors were penalised for taking down their retreating scrum and Elissalde steps up to attempt a penalty |
| 59 | Toulouse | Penalty kick - J Elissalde The French international puts daylight between the teams with just 20 minutes to go |
| 59 | Cardiff Blues | Substitution - N Robinson on for D Flanagan |
| 61 | Toulouse | Try - M Kunavore Toulouse finally get the score their second half play has deserved. Kunavore is on the end of a sweeping move from the triple Heineken Cup winners |
| 62 | Toulouse | Conversion - J Elissalde More points from the boot of the man who has directly a determined second half performance |
| 62 | Toulouse | Substitution - R Millo-Chluski on for F Pelous |
| 63 | Cardiff Blues | Substitution - T Thomas on for G Williams |
| 65 | Toulouse | Substitution - A Vernet Basualdo on for W Servat |
| 66 | Cardiff Blues | Cardiff enjoying their first bit of ball in the second half, and Robinson bursts into the 22 |
| 67 | Cardiff Blues | Try - B Blair A lovely running angle from Blair, and well timed pass from Robinson sees the Kiwi dot down under the posts and give his side hope they can still fight back |
| 68 | Cardiff Blues | Conversion - B Blair An accurate kick from directly in front of the posts by Blair |
| 68 | Toulouse | Substitution - G Lamboley on for S Sowerby |
| 71 | Toulouse | Try - V Clerc Any hope of a Cardiff comeback were short-lived as Toulouse showed their clinical edge and Clerc was on the end of another sweeping move |
| 72 | Toulouse | Conversion - J Elissalde Elissalde scores antother convrsion to further extend the home side's lead |
| 72 | Toulouse | Substitution - M Ahotaeiloa on for M Kunavore |
| 73 | Toulouse | Substitution - V Courrent on for J Elissalde |
| 73 | Toulouse | Substitution - S Perugini on for D Human |
| 77 | Toulouse | The match is sewn up, and Toulouse and their fans know it. There is a carnival atmosphere inside le Stadium as a semi-final match with London Irish beckons |
| 78 | Toulouse | The home side grind away on the short side, a try seems imminent |
| 78 | Toulouse | Try - J Bouilhou After excellent handling and patient play, the replacement finds himself in space on the right touchline, and Bouilhou has only metres to score in the corner |
| 80 | Toulouse | Drop kick - C Heymans Heymans nails a 40m drop goal as the final act of a fantastic match that sees Guy Noves' team just 80 minutes away from a fifth Heineken Cup final appearence |
