At 0:00 on July 3, Beijing time, the first match of the European Cup quarter-finals kicked off. Spain played against Switzerland. In the 7th minute, Alba made Zacharyli own. In the 18th minute, Swiss striker Embolo retired from injury. In the 68th minute of the second half, Spain made a mistake in the backcourt. Shaqiri seized the opportunity to equalize the score. In the 76th minute, Swiss midfielder Froule made a violent foul. The two teams fought 1-1 in 90 minutes. Neither team scored in overtime, and the game entered a penalty shoot-out.
The two sides have played 4 times in recent years, Spain 1 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, scoring 3 goals and losing 3 goals. Among them, in the 2010 World Cup, Spain lost to Switzerland in the first group stage 0-1, but eventually won the championship in the competition. The most recent meeting between the two teams was in the UEFA Europa League match in 2020, when Spain defeated Switzerland 1-0 at home and a 1-1 draw at the away game.
In the first minute of the game, Switzerland tried a wave of offense. Shaqiri got the ball at the top of the arc, and then he shot the goal directly and was confiscated by Simon.
In the 7th minute, Spain scored the first goal, the right corner kick opened to the top of the arc, Alba hit the ball with an angry shot, the ball was refracted by Zacharias and then into the net, the score became 1-0!
In the 16th minute, Spain won the set kick in the frontcourt, Cork took the kick and the ball flew slightly above the crossbar and out of the baseline.
In the 18th minute, Spain’s backcourt Paul Torres was broken with a sticky ball. Embolo forced the ball and then went deep. Paul Torres had to press fiercely to get out of the baseline. The Spanish team gave the opponent a corner kick this time. .
But in this fight, Embolo was accidentally injured, and then the Swiss team had to use up the first substitution place and replaced him with Vargas in advance.
In the next 10 minutes, neither team had a more obvious offensive. When the game came to 30 minutes, the two teams had only 4 shots in total.
In the 34th minute, the Swiss team took a corner kick from the front and Akanji hit the goal with a header. 4 minutes later, Switzerland once again created a corner kick, Shaqiri took a corner kick, Widmer headed the goal high.
In the 40th minute, Shaqiri sent a pass from the middle of the front court, and Zubeir broke into it alone, but because Zubeir was too slow, the ball was chased by Paul Torres and cleared in time. But at the same time, the referee also raised the corner flag to indicate that this is an offside kick.
At the beginning of the second half, the Spanish team directly made adjustments. Enrique replaced Saravia who had a mediocre performance in the first half with Olmo.
In the 46th minute, Morata held the ball on the right side of the penalty area and then passed it diagonally to Olmo. The latter stopped the ball and then shot the goal. The ball was saved by Sommer.
In the 50th minute, Olmo crossed Cork in the middle after cycling continuously, and the latter headed to the stands.
In the 56th minute, Ronaldo scored a corner kick for Switzerland in the first half. Zakaria, who accidentally took an own goal in the first half, was eager. He pressed Olmo’s header in the penalty area and the ball was slightly wide to the left. goal.
In the 63rd minute, Vargas passed the ball into the penalty area. Zubel inserted behind him and hit the goal from a small angle. Simon responded in time to seal the ball out of the baseline. This shot was also the Swiss team’s first shot in the game. .
In the 68th minute, the Spanish team made a hasty pass in the backcourt and lost the ball. Laporte kicked Paul Torres when he made a clearance. Froule followed up with a steal and then sent a cross knock. Shaqiri broke into the penalty area and scored successfully. The score became 1-1!
This goal is also Shaqiri’s third goal in the current European Cup.
In the 75th minute, Olmo broke into the penalty area after receiving a long pass from his teammate on the left side of the front field, and then the goal was blocked from a small angle.
In the 76th minute, Swiss player Froule uprooted Moreno with a dangerous scissor action in a defense. Then the referee showed him a red card and Switzerland had to challenge with 10 people.
In the 78th minute, Cork took a set kick to the penalty area, and Moreno’s header in the penalty area was crooked. In the 84th minute, Pedri received the ball at the top of the arc and then divided it to Moreno, who followed up on the right. The latter hit the goal with his left foot and was rushed, but this was actually the first time Spain shot in the second half.
In the 85th minute, Laporte tried a long shot from outside the penalty area and the ball was blocked by Elvidi.
In the second half of the game, both sides failed in 4 minutes of stoppage time. The two teams shook hands with a score of 1-1, and then entered the 30-minute overtime.
In the 92nd minute of the extra time, Alba sent a subtle cross from outside the penalty area. Moreno in the small penalty area kicked the ball wide without being marked, unfortunately missed the opportunity.
In the 95th minute, Ojazabal scored from outside the penalty area. Olmo followed up with a burst shot. The ball was lifted out of the baseline by Sommer. Then a corner kick was taken and Max Llorente scored with a header. Too much, the ball was thrown.
In the 96th minute, Olmo volleyed with his right foot after receiving the ball at the top of the arc, and the ball was refracted by Moreno and out of the baseline. In the 99th minute, Spain took a corner kick from the frontcourt, Moreno hit a header, but missed the baseline.
In the 100th minute, Spain made a long pass to the front court. Two Spanish players carried Ronaldo into the penalty area alone. Moreno faced the goalkeeper at close range and hit the goal with his left foot but was blocked from the bottom line. Spain once again wasted an excellent opportunity .
It is worth mentioning that Switzerland made two consecutive substitution adjustments at this time, replacing Zakaria and Widmer with Mbabu and Scheer. At the end of 20 minutes, Switzerland has already Completed all substitutions.
In the 103rd minute, Oyasaval made a strong shot in the penalty area, and Sommer made a god-level save again. In the 105th minute, Ojazabal turned around and shot in the penalty area, and Sommer “copy and paste” generally saved the ball again.
In the 109th minute, Olmo broke near the bottom line and crossed the goal. Moreno followed up with a shot and was resolved by Ronaldo in time. Then Olmo made continuous threats. In the 111th minute, Pedri scored the ball to Olmo in the middle of the penalty area. The latter shot and was hit. One minute later, Olmo scored after Marcos Llorente. After the ball, his right foot shot wide.
In the 115th minute, Spain took a corner kick from the frontcourt and Busquets header was saved by Sommer. In the 117th minute, Moreno continuously adjusted to the left side of the penalty area after receiving the ball from the outside of the arc.
At the end of the 120-minute match, the two teams entered a penalty shootout, which was also the second consecutive round of the knockout round for Switzerland to encounter a penalty shootout!
The lineup of both sides:
Switzerland (343): 1-Somer/4-Elvidi, 5-Akanji, 13-Rro/3-Widmer (99th minute, 2-Mbabu), 14-Zuber ( 91 minutes, 16-Fasnekert), 6-Zakaria (99th minute, 22-Scheer), 8-Fruule/23-Shaqiri (80th minute, 15-Sow ), 7-Embolo (18th minute, 11-Vargas), 9-Seferovic (80th minute, 19-Gavranovic)
Spain (433): 23-Simon/2-Aspiricueta, 4-Paul Torres (112th minute, 10-Tiago), 18-Alba, 24-Laporte/5-Bo Skates, 8-Cork (91th minute, 6-Marcos-Llorente), 26-Pedri (118th minute, 16-Rodri)/7-Morata (54th minute, 9-Jie Rad Moreno), 11-Ferran Torres (92nd minute, 21-Oyazabal), 22-Saravia (46th minute, 19-Olmo)Return to Sohu to see more
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