Wasps 27 ASM Clermont Auvergne 29

Kotaro Matsushima was the Clermont hero as he scored an 82nd minute try to send the French side into the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals and deny Wasps in Stunning. fashion.

In a match that look set to go the way of Wasps for most of the second half, fly-half Camille Lopez kicked the winning conversion to send the three-time finalists into the last eight.

Paolo Odogwu grabbed the opening try for the hosts despite Clermont winning a scrum and clearing away but from the line-out, Michael Le Bourgeois ran over Fritz Lee before releasing Odogwu to sprint clear and down at the posts.

Sebastien Bezy then levelled for Clermont after Damian Penaud worked the overlap, before taking the lead when George Moala beat two players and found Peni Ravai who had enough speed to get over and swivelled to dot down.

Wasps ended the first half with a flourish, with the set-piece coming good as Tommy Taylor broke off and linked with Dan Robson who popped inside to Josh Bassett to dive over.

Jacob Umaga then nudged Wasps six ahead with two penalties before the break, before Lopez hit back with one of his own just after the interval.

Lopez grabbed another two penalties either side of a powerful Ben Harris try that looked to send Wasps into the last eight.

But in a dramatic late twist, Heineken Star of the Match Matsushima bounced off defenders, picked a gap and dived over to level the scores.

The nerveless Camille Lopez made no mistake from the kicking tee, splitting the uprights and sending Clermont into the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals.

The next of our Matches of the Season features Wasps taking on ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16, a match that had everything including a dramatic late twist.