article_snippet: The visitors led 20-16 at half-time thanks to tries by Elvis Taione and Fetu'u Vainikolo, with Michele Rizzo replying for Leicester.
article_snippet: Leicester fly-half Tommy Bell, who kicked 17 points, put Leicester within one point in the second half with a penalty and a drop goal but Greg Bateman clinched Exeter's victory with a try in the 75th minute.
article_snippet: Fly-half Ceri Sweeney kicked 15 points for Exeter, who had Max Bodilly yellow carded in the 62nd minute.
article_snippet: Michele Rizzo opened the scoring for the Tigers with a fabulously worked try in the fifth minute after a searing break from Michele Rizzo own half by winger Miles Benjamin.
article_snippet: Miles Benjamin drew the last defender before finding impressive young centre George Catchpole and, after a ruck in the Exeter 22, Michele Rizzo blasted over from short range with fly-half Bell adding the conversion.
article_snippet: Exeter were level 10 minutes later when hooker Taione got the touchdown after a driving maul from a line-out and Fly-half Ceri Sweeney kicked the conversion.
article_snippet: fly-half Bell restored Leicester's lead with the first of three penalties, this one from half way, but Exeter kept their noses in front for the rest of the half after their were handed a second try on a plate in the 20th minute.
article_snippet: Tigers winger Miles Benjamin at a muddy Welford Road on Sunday .
article_snippet: Leicester looked set to counter from their own 10-metre line but number eight Laurence Pearce's pass was easily intercepted by winger Vainikolo, who ran in under the posts unopposed, with Fly-half Ceri Sweeney adding the conversion.
article_snippet: Fly-half Ceri Sweeney kicked two penalties with a minute of the half left to give Fly-half Ceri Sweeney side a small four-point cushion which became seven two minutes after the break thanks to another Fly-half Ceri Sweeney penalty.
article_snippet: fly-half Bell missed a long range penalty before finding the posts unopposed with a drop goal after Leicester failed to score from a line-out and drive.
article_snippet: Tigers scrum half David Mele spins the ball right from the ruck as Tigers scrum half fall short in the LV= Cup semi-final . fly-half Bell
article_snippet: put Leicester one point behind with fly-half Bell fourth penalty after Exeter full-back Bodilly had been sin-binned in the 62nd minute for a professional foul after a great break by Tigers lock Brad Thorn.
article_snippet: Leicester, who made several key changes on the hour, might have scored moments later after Benjamin's break put replacement hooker Neil Briggs clear but Benjamin was collared just short by flanker Ben White.
article_snippet: Replacement Bateman sealed victory for Exeter, only their second at Welford, with a try from a line-out and drive in the 75th minute with Sweeney converting.
highlights_snippet: Michele Rizzo crossed and Tommy Bell kicked 17 points for the Tigers .
  