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Switzerland v Spain - as it happened

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Switzerland v Spain - Euro 2020, quarter-finals - 02/07/2021 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Switzerland v Spain - Euro 2020, quarter-finals - 02/07/2021 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Live coverage of the Euro 2020 quarter-final between Switzerland and Spain from the Saint Petersburg Stadium. The winners will go on to play Belgium or Italy in the semi-finals at Wembley.
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
8'
Jordi Alba
Xherdan Shaqiri
68'
1 - 1
Press

Match report in news

  • 120'
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  • 120'
    Goal!!!!!!! Oyarzabal scores the decisive penalty!!!! 3-1 in the shoot-out!!!!!
  • 120'
    Vargas blazes over the bar!! 2-1. Oyarzabal to take the winning penalty!!!!
  • 120'
    Moreno scores his penalty!! 2-1.
  • 120'
    Akanji's penalty is saved by Simon!! It stays 1-1 with three pens each.
  • 120'
    Rodri misses his penalty! It stays 1-1.
  • 120'
    Schar's penalty is saved by Simon! 1-1 with two pens each!
  • 120'
    Olmo scores for Spain! 1-1.
  • 120'
    Gavranovic scores for Switzerland! 1-0 in the shootout.
  • 120'
    Busquets hits the post with his first pen!
End of match

End of match

  • 120'
    FT: 1-1 AET. And that's it, we're going to penalties! 10-man Switzerland parked the bus and Spain were unable to break them down.
  • 120'
    Rodri heads over the bar from Llorente's cross, and that looks to be Spain's last chance!
Card

Yellow card

a Suiza
  • 120'
    120+1: Gavranovic booked for kicking the ball away. He will miss the semi-finals, should Switzerland make it through.
Substitution

Substitution

at España
  • 119'
    Spain change: Rodri on for Pedri.
  • 118'
    Moreno has yet another change!! Switzerland give the ball away, Moreno steps on and strikes at goal but it's another tame effort! Easy save for Sommer!
  • 116'
    Spain still can't break Switzerland down, but they still can't find a way through!
Substitution

Substitution

at España
  • 113'
    Spain change: Thiago on for Pau.
  • 110'
    What a chance!! Llorente's shot is blocked by Rodriguez!
  • 107'
    Spain continue to press for a winner!
  • 106'
    Second half of extra time underway!
  • 105'
    HT: 1-1. Still nothing to separate the sides!
  • 105'
    105+1: Switzerland are more than happy to sit back and defend.
  • 105'
    1 minute added on.
  • 103'
    Another chance for Spain! Another fine save from Sommer!! Oyarzabal cuts inside and fires with his left, but Sommer flies across goal to make a fine save! Spain getting closer!
  • 101'
    Chance for Spain!! Oyarzabal is played over the top brilliantly by Busquets, laying off Moreno who is denied with a fine stop by Sommer! Spain pushing for a winner!
  • 100'
    Moreno heads wide from the corner!! Again he was mere yards away!
  • 99'
    Spain look a different side in this extra period. Llorente's shot is blocked wide for a corner.
  • 97'
    Dani Olmo finds space on the edge of the box brilliantly, his shot deflecting narrowly wide. Sommer was rooted to the spot!
  • 96'
    Chance for Spain! Alba fires from range but it's close to Sommer, who tips over.
  • 92'
    Chance for Spain!!! Moreno misses from four yards out!!! Alba flashes a perfect cross for Moreno, but the forward fires wide from close range, how has he missed that???¿¿¿
  • 91'
    Extra time underway!
Substitution

Substitution

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Substitution

Substitution

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  • 90'
    Spain change before ET: Oyarzabal on for Ferran.
End of match

End of match

  • 90'
    FT: 1-1. Nothing to separate the two sides after 90 mins. We're going to extra-time!
  • 90'
    90+4: Llorente fouls Rodriguez, Spain's last chance coming to an end.
Card

Yellow card

a España
  • 90'
    90+3: Laporte booked for Spain. He's now suspended should Spain reach the semi-finals.
Substitution

Substitution

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Substitution

Substitution

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  • 90'
    90+2: Spain change: Llorente on for Koke.
Substitution

Substitution

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Substitution

Substitution

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  • 90'
    90+2: Switerland change: Fassnacht on for Zuber.
  • 90'
    4 minutes added on!
  • 88'
    Jordi Alba is down holding his head following an off-the-ball clash with Gavranovic, but he looks like he'll be able to carry on.
  • 86'
    Laporte shoots from the edge of the box but Widmer gets the block in.
  • 84'
    Gerard Moreno strikes at goal following Pedri's pass on the edge of the box, but his effort is tame and straight at Sommer.
  • 83'
    Ferran penalised for a foul on Widmer, whose shot eventually went wide anyway.
Substitution

Substitution

at Suiza
  • 81'
    Switzerland double change: Sow on for Shaqiri, Gavranovic on for Seferovic.
Card

Red card

a Suiza
  • 77'
    Freuler sent off for Switzerland!! He goes in on Moreno with a tough challenge with both studs up, and Michael Oliver sends him off! Switzerland down to ten!
  • 77'
    Pau Torres offside, although he didn't make the most of his chance.
  • 73'
    Spain certainly suffering now! They hang on by the skin of their teeth as Rodriguez's fashed cross misses Seferovic and is just about cleared.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Suiza en el 68'
  • 68'
    Goal for Switzerland!!! Shaqiri equalises!! Comical defending from Spain!! Laporte intercepts the ball and runs straight into Pau, the ball deflecting off the Villarreal man and straight into the path of Shaqiri, who's left with a simple finish. What an error by Spain!
Card

Yellow card

a Suiza
  • 67'
    Widmer booked for a stamp on Busquets.
  • 65'
    Vargas offside for Switzerland
  • 64'
    Chance for Switzerland!! Zuber denied by a fine save from Simon!! The midfielder was played in at the angle and got the shot off from close range, but Simon makes the save despite it taking a significant deflection.
  • 59'
    Chance for Spain! Koke chips a delightful free-kick into Ferran, whose shot is blocked brilliantly by Seferovic. Spain corner.
  • 56'
    Chance for Switzerland!! Zakaria climbs highest from the corner and heads goalwards, but it goes just wide. Switzerland have dominated this second period!
  • 56'
    Switzerland have come flying out the blocks this half.
Substitution

Substitution

at España
  • 54'
    Spain change: Gerard Moreno on for Morata.
  • 52'
    Shaqiri tries to score directly from the corner! Simon was caught napping but his shot goes wide of the front post.
  • 48'
    Switerland earn a corner after Alba tries to head back to Simon from a tight angle. The corner itself hits Ferran but doesn't fall kindly for a Switzerland player.
  • 47'
    Chance for Spain! Morata cuts inside and crosses for Olmo, who volleys at Sommer. Morata looked offside in the build up, however.
  • 46'
    Second half underway!
  • 45'
    HT change for Spain: Olmo on for Sarabia.
  • 45'
    HT: 0-1. Spain go in at the break with a slim advantage. They were quick out of the blocks but petered out towards the end of the first half, although Switzerland are yet to pose any real danger.
  • 45'
    1 minute added on.
  • 41'
    Zuber is played through and looks to be one-on-one with Simon, but the player is eventually adjudged to be offside. Another late flag from the assistant.
  • 39'
    Widmer then arrives at the back post at the corner but heads over!!
  • 39'
    Promising build up play from Switzerland down the right. Widmer earns them another corner.
  • 37'
    Opening for Spain but Jordi Alba overhits his lofted through pass.
  • 35'
    Shaqiri earns Switzerland their second corner in quick succession.
  • 34'
    Akanji heads over from the corner!
  • 34'
    First real threat from Switzerland. Seferovic's strike is deflected into Elvedi's path, who earns his side a corner with the deflected cross.
  • 32'
    Switzerland warming into this game now. They look to have a lot more confidence on the ball, bring the ball out of defence well. However, they are still far from causing Spain any real problems.
  • 25'
    Chance for Spain from the corner! Azpilicueta heads from close range, finding himself in space after beating Akanji in the physical battle, but Sommer stretches and holds on well. Big chance wasted!
  • 25'
    More good play from Spain. Ferran whips in a magnificent ball but once again it's Elvedi who clears. Spain corner.
Substitution

Substitution

at Suiza
  • 23'
    Switzerland forced into an early change: Vargas comes on for the injured Embolo.
  • 22'
    Seferovic offside after Shaqiri plays in a through ball. Simon had just got there in time to gather, in any case.
  • 21'
    Koke finds space and puts a ball into the box, but Elvedi clears on the stretch.
  • 20'
    Embolo down injured for Switzerland.
  • 19'
    Spain's turn to take some risks at the back! Unai gives the ball away from the passback but Switzerland can only manage a corner.
  • 17'
    Koke strikes at goal but it's narrowly over the bar.
  • 16'
    Morata fouled by Widmer on the edge of the box. FK in a dangerous position for the shot.
  • 15'
    Spain look up for this one! Ferran Torres this time with the driving run, with Sarabia's cross eventually cleared by the defence.
  • 13'
    Switzerland playing a risky game so far. Sommer's pass to Elvedi is short, and Morata nearly nicks it off him. They eventually get it clear.
  • 11'
    Spain dominating the ball since the goal. Alba's cross is just about cleared by the Swiss defence.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de España en el 8'
  • 8'
    Goal for Spain!!!! Alba scores!!!! The Spain corner is cleared only as far as Alba on the edge of the box, who strikes goalwards. It looks to be fairly harmless, but Zakaria hangs out a leg and it deflects into the back of the net. What a start!
  • 7'
    Shaqiri offside for Switzerland, late flag given by the assistant.
  • 6'
    Switzerland break at pace but Zakaria but Pau puts in a good challenge.
  • 5'
    Sommer is given a pass back and his touch nearly runs to a Spanish player, but he gets it away!
  • 2'
    Chance for Switzerland who rob the ball of Busquets, but Shaqiri takes too long on the ball and his shot from the edge of the box is blocked.
  • 1'
    We're underway!!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    It's a sunny day in St. Petersburg, the temperature a warm 23º.
  • PRVW
    Michael Oliver will be the referee for this one, with Chris Kavanagh on VAR duties.
  • PRVW
    Spain XI: Simon (GK); Azpilicueta, Laporte, Pau, Jordi Alba; Koke, Busquets, Pedri; Ferran, Morata, Sarabia
  • PRVW
    Switzerland XI: Sommer (GK); Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez; Widmer, Zakaria, Shaqiri, Freuler, Zuber; Seferovic, Embolo
  • PRVW
    Team news is in!
  • PRVW
    Spain's last 16 match also went the full 120 minutes. Like France against Switzerland, they too threw away a 3-1 victory in the closing stages, Croatia drawing level in the last minute. Unlike France, however, they were able to get the job done in ET, winning 5-3.
  • PRVW
    Switzerland arrive on the back of a shock result against France, which saw them knock out the world champions 5-4 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in normal time.
Info

Pre-match

02 July 2021, 18:00

Referee: Michael Oliver

Stadium: Gazprom Arena

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Euro 2020 quarter-final between Switzerland v Spain!