PERPIGNAN 17 TOULOUSE 22
0 mins: Yann Delaigue kicks off, it finds touch, and Perpignan have a lineout, Manny Edmonds clears to touch.
1 mins: Toulouse's first lineout, the ball finds Emile Ntamack who breaks the gain line. Perpignan infringe in the tackle.
2mins: Delaigue kicks the penalty goal from 25m. (PERPIGNAN 0 TOULOUSE 3)
3 mins: Perpignan attack, but an Edmonds chip fails to find Perpignan hands, and Frederik Michalak clears deep into Perpignan territory.
5 mins: Perpignan called offside, but Michalak misses a 40-metre penalty goal attempt from the left-hand side.
7mins: The first scrum of the game, it's a Toulouse put-in, and they drive 10m. Perpignan are rattled and concede a penalty. Michalak attempts a 55m kick, but is unsuccessful. Perpignan have a 22 drop-out.
10 mins:Toulouse concede a penalty. Edmonds' kick finds touch. Le Corvec wins the ball well at the back of the lineout, he has forward support and finds Murphy who makes good ground in the Toulouse 22.
12 mins: Yannick Bru leaves the field injured, Servat replaces him
14 mins: Clerc kicks the ball deep into Perpignan territory, Giordani fields five yards from his own line, the Perpignan defenders give away a penalty for offside.
15 mins: Referee Chris White leaves the field with a torn hamstring. Tony Speadbury replaces him.
17 mins: Delaigue kicks the penalty from the 22, the favourites double their lead as the quarter mark approaches. (PERPIGNAN 0 TOULOUSE 6)
18 mins: Edmonds kicks for territory, its fielded by Delaigue, but good Perpignan play forces him into touch and earns them a line out on the Toulouse 22
19 mins: Perpignan's pack push toward the try line, before being illegally brought down. Edmonds opts to kick for the corner, but Toulouse steal the lineout through David Gerard
20 mins: The game is being played in the Toulouse half, Perpignan continue to attack the line.
22 mins: The Perpignan pack in control, Brennan putting in the big hits but a loose pass gives possession back to Toulouse.
24 mins: Toulouse scrum, and Michalak clears to touch
26 mins: Perpignan lose another lineout as Pelous jumps highest, Labit gets behind the Perpignan defence, and Deroeux guilty of offside.
27 mins: Delaigue makes 35m penalty goal from straight in front of the posts (PERPIGNAN 0-TOULOUSE 9)
28 mins: Perpignan's pack are working hard to gain yardage inside Toulouse territory, but the defence is firm, Edmonds attempts a dropped goal from 30m but the wind takes it far to the left of the posts.
28 mins: Toulouse playing a territory game, kicking to touch whenever possible.
29 mins; Toulouse score the game's opening try straight from the set piece, an element of luck is involved when Michalak's long pass bounces fortuitously to centre Yannick Jauzion, he powerfully hands off Edmonds in the chest, his run draws in both centres, he passes to Clerc who scores in the far left. Delaigue makes the conversion (PERPIGNAN 0-TOULOUSE 16)
31 mins: The sides exchange kicks, but Perpignan are struggling
32 mins: Nicolas Mas penalised for taking the scrum up, but Delaigue misses the kick.
37 mins: Again, Edmonds' kick for territory goes straight out, and Toulouse attack from the lineout. They earn a penalty. It's the seventh penalty Perpignan have conceded, and it costs when Delaigue scores (PERPIGNAN 0-TOULOUSE 19)
39 mins: Toulouse looking confident in defence
39 mins: A promising Perpignan move breaks down...Pascal Bomati makes a good break, but Alverez Kairelis drops the pass on the wing.
40 mins. Servet pulled up for taking the scrum up, Edmonds kicks to the corner.
40+2 mins: The Perpignan lineout fails again, Toulouse are reading the lineout well,
40+3 and a knock results in a Toulouse scrum, and Delaigue clears magnificently.
40+4 mins: Perpignan lose another lineout, Poux attempts a dropped goal.
HALF TIME: PERPIGNAN 0 TOULOUSE 19
40 mins: Edmonds gets the second half under way. Toulouse have possession
41 mins: Toulouse go through the phases, looking to keep the ball in hand, eventually Michalak kicks downfield
42 mins; A mistake by Souverbie, his kick goes straight into touch and Toulouse have a lineout in Perpignan territory
42 mins: Manas break the gain line on the Toulouse 10m line, his chip forward hits a Toulouse defender.
43 mins: Perpignan attack inside the redzone, they move the ball thought the three quarters, and have men over on the left, but the moves breaks down and the referee brings back an earlier advantage as Toulouse called for hands in the ruck.
44 mins: Edmonds is successful with his first penalty goal attempt, (PERPIGNAN 3 TOULOUSE 19)
45 mins: Edmonds' 30m drop goal attempt goes wide
47 mins: Perpignan knock on following a cheeky grubber kick, Toulouse have a scrum five metres from the Perpignan line
48 mins: Perpignan charge down the drop goal attempt, and Cermano races to collect the bouncing ball on the half-way line, but the move breaks down
48 mins; A free flowing game at this stage
49 mins: Ntamack knocks on as he tries to intercept a pass. Referee Spreadbury deems it deliberate, and Edmonds scores (PERPIGNAN 6 TOULOUSE 19)
an important penalty goal, 40m out from the far left hand
50 mins :Perpignan building momentum, but a knock on breaks up the move.
53 mis: A huge tackle by Jauzion on Manas, the ball breaks loose, and Edmonds misses another dropped goal attempt
55 mins: Perpignan dominating possession and territory, they are playing on the Toulouse 22, Toulouse penalised for hands in ruck.
56 mins: Edmonds scores a 22m penalty goal from straight in front of the posts. (PERPIGNAN 9 TOULOUSE 19)
57 mins: Toulouse enter Perpignan's half, and spread the ball across the backs, but Ntamack knocks on, and Perpignan have a scrum.
59 mins: Manas' kick is fielded by Clerc in the corner
62 mins: Toulouse have a lineout on the Perpignan 22, but are penalised for not releasing the ball in the tackle. Edmonds' kick results in a lineout on the Toulouse 10m line.
62 mins: This time, Mallier's throw is good, and they drive toward the 22, the ball goes through several pairs of hands, but the move breaks down and Clerc clears
66 mins: Perpignan are pinned back in their own 22 following an excellent touch-finding grubber from Delaigue.
68 mins: The game's rhythm is disrupted, and Perpignan's momentum has been halted by Toulouse
70 mins: Jauzion tackles Luostau illegally, and Edmonds scores his fourth penalty to cut the lead to seven points. (PERPIGNAN 12 TOULOUSE 19)
72 mins: Handling errors are costing Perpignan valuable possession at a critical stage of the game
74 mins: A frantic passage of play inside the Toulouse 22, Perpignan pack is on top, but Delaigue clears to the halfway line with an excellent kick
76 mins; Good fortune for Toulouse, Souverbie's rangy kick bounces and bobbles by the try line, and results in a 22 drop-out.
77 mins: Toulouse scrum inside Perpignan's half, they are using the forwards to retain possession.
78 mins: Perpignan can't win the ball, Toulouse are in control.
80 mins: Christian Labit named man-of-the-match
81 mins: Delaigue seals victory with a fantastic 35m kick from the far right touchline. (PERPIGNAN 12 TOULOUSE 22)
82 mins: One final push from Perpignan
83 mins: Perpignan recycle on the 22, Edmonds receives the ball, and cleverly chips over the Toulouse defence, Bomati collects to score. But Edmonds misses the conversion - it is the final action of the match as the referee blows for time.
FINAL SCORE: PERPIGNAN 17 TOULOUSE 22
