Leicester Tigers jumped to second place in the Aviva Premiership table with a 12-9 win over Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park.
Toby Flood's 70th-minute penalty kick was the difference - and the only points scored after the half-time interval.
While Tigers' fly-half was four from four with the boot, the only missed kick of the whole game, came in the final minute.
Exeter's Gareth Steenson seemed to have secured a dramatic draw for his team after Tigers were pinged at the scrum but his 40-metre penalty fell just a metre short of the crossbar.
Leicester's director of rugby Richard Cockerill said that would have been a fair result from an attritional game in which defences were well on top.
Tigers came closest to crossing the line when they blew a clear opportunity just before the break which could have put them 16-6 ahead.
Mat Tait was pulled up a metre short of the line after ignoring Tom Croft on his right.
To make matters worse, Steenson then made it 9-9 before the interval.
The second half was an edgey affair with few opportunities for either side until Tigers won a penalty at a ruck and Flood kicked the winning goal.
"It was a massive win for us," said Cockerill. "Exeter don't lose down here very often and we stuck to our task manfully."
Late drama sees Tigers jump into top two
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