Marcelo Bosch basked in the gratitude of his team-mates after kicking Saracens into the semi-finals of the Champions Cup in dramatic scenes in north Paris . Bosch , striking the ball into a strong wind , landed a 55-metre penalty in the final act of the last eight showdown against Racing Metro to snatch a 12-11 victory at the Stade Yves-Du-Manoir . It completed a scarcely believable win given Saracens had been battered for most of the match only to display remarkable tenacity and set up a semi-final appointment with Clermont in St Etienne in two weeks . Marcelo Bosch kicks the winning penalty as Saracens beat Racing Metro 12-11 . Bosch is mobbed by his team-mates after scoring the kick that won his team the game . Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall admitted he was surprised to see Bosch taking the penalty . 'With kicks like this you 're either the hero of the day or the bad guy , so I 'm happy that it went my way . I just stayed relaxed and fortunately it went through the posts , ' Bosch , 31 , said . 'Sometimes they ask me if I 'm keen to take the long-range kicks and because of the wind it was not a good distance for the other kickers . I said 'why not ? I can take it ' and the rest is history . 'The last time I did a kick like that was when I was 21 and playing for an amateur club in Argentina . It was from more or less the same range against our classico rivals . 'It was a great memory for me , but it was a long time ago . I tried to be as relaxed as possible because we had the wind in our face and I did n't want to force it . 'It was the last minute of the game so I was tired and tried not to think about what it represented . ' Bosch also executed a try-saving tackle on Racing wing Juan Imhoff when all his Argentina team-mate had to do was fall over the line for a potentially decisive final-quarter try . 'Juan is a real player . He 's like a striker - always smelling the goal . I followed him and fortunately stopped him from scoring at the end , ' Bosch said . Until Bosch delivered the knockout blow - referee Nigel Owens awarded the penalty with 10 seconds left on the clock - a full blooded quarter-final that was often a poor spectacle appeared to be destined for a home win . Saracens fly-half Charlie Hodgson kicked one penalty and full-back Alex Goode supplied six points to keep the match favourites in sight . Two second-half penalties from scrum-half Maxime Machenaud , who also crossed for the game 's solitary try in the 27th minute , placed Racing in control that the Parisians only relinquished as Owens was preparing to blow for full time . ' I was surprised to see it was Bosch taking it because I though it was in Alex Goode 's range , ' Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall said . 'But the wind was very strong , so it was Bosch 's range . He had the nerve and balls to say he wanted it , which is half the battle . He hit it pretty sweetly . 'Marcelo is pretty cool . He 's pretty laid back , but like anybody , that 's one of those kicks that if you miss it can cause the damage . ' I 'm very grateful that he held his nerve . He also made the tackle on our goalline that kept us in the match as well . Chris Ashton ( left ) of Saracens is tackled by Juan Imhoff of Racing Metro in the quarter-final clash . Alex Goode ( centre ) of Saracens sprints with the ball as Jamie Roberts ( right ) approaches . 'We were n't great in the first half even though we had a very strong wind behind us . But that 's where it turned around and I 'd say our second half performance was as courageous , brave and hard working as I 've seen . 'We went hunting and kept knocking them down and scrapped for absolutely everything . ' Racing 's Wales centre Jamie Roberts was distraught at the outcome . ' I 'm hugely frustrated and gutted for the team . We thought we had it in the bag . That last minute cost us so fair play to Marcelo with the kick at the end , ' Roberts said .
Marcelo Bosch secured a two weeks win for Saracens against Racing Metro . Saracens struggled for most of the Champions Cup quarter-final . But Bosch 's huge penalty conversion saw them make the semi-final .