Spain and Switzerland closed the regular time and the continuation with a draw (1-1) in the first quarterfinal of Euro 2020, while the penalties decided the winner, which in this case turned out to be Spain with a score of 3-1.
Spain started the match against Switzerland very well, in the quarterfinals of Euro 2020.
Not because in the 9th minute came the goal for the Spaniards. After a corner kick, the ball went wide of the post, going to Jordi Albas’s feet.
The left defender shot towards the goal, but his shot was deflected by Denis Zakaria to end up in the net for 1-0.
Cesar Azpilicueta had a good second chance in the 25th minute, but the Swiss goalkeeper caught the ball after his shot.
Switzerland had several half-times in the final minutes, but failed to seriously endanger the goal of Unai Simon.
In the second half Switzerland mobilized and started with actions towards the gate of Spain.
In the 56th minute Ricardo Rodriguez followed to Zekaria, but his shot went out.
After him, Steven Zuber also had a good chance, who after a beautiful action shoots from inside the area, but Simon saved the goal.
To find Switzerland the draw had to wait 68 minutes. An error in the Spanish defense was used to the maximum, as Remo Freuler followed Xherdan Shaqiri who found the net for 1-1.
This was Xherdan’s third goal in this championship, which came with a shot from inside the area.
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In the 77th minute, Switzerland was left with one player less, after Remo Freuler, left with a red card after an intervention in the middle of the field.
Xherdan Shaqiri left the game to introduce midfielder Djibril Soë, as more strength was needed behind the Swiss.
Regular time closed without a winner, as did the sequels.
In the sequel Spain was better, but Yann Sommer received every ball in his direction, securing penalties for his team.
Penalties decided the semifinalist, where the most accurate were the Spaniards who won 3-1.
Penalties: Spain – Switzerland 3-1
Spain: XOXOO
Switzerland: OXXX
