UEFA Women's European Championship

Spain vs Switzerland, 2025 Women's European Championship, Quarterfinals

· UEFA Women's European Championship
Spain
  • 66': Athenea del Castillo
  • 71': Clàudia Pina
FT
2 - 0
Switzerland
  • Red Card 90'+2': Noelle Maritz

Spain beat Swiss to reach semifinals despite missing 2 penalties

Spain overcame missing two penalties to beat hosts Switzerland 2-0 on Friday to reach the Women's Euro semifinals for just the second time.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Lia Wälti (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 4': Foul by Patri Guijarro (Spain).
  • 4': Sydney Schertenleib (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Olga Carmona with a cross.
  • 7': Penalty Spain. Mariona Caldentey draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 7': Penalty conceded by Nadine Riesen (Switzerland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 9': Penalty missed. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
  • 14': Foul by Ona Batlle (Spain).
  • 14': Nadine Riesen (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 15': Foul by Clàudia Pina (Spain).
  • 15': Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Esther González (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Clàudia Pina with a cross.
  • 18': Clàudia Pina (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland).
  • 18': Attempt saved. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Livia Peng (Switzerland).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Irene Paredes (Spain) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patri Guijarro following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Foul by Olga Carmona (Spain).
  • 21': Sydney Schertenleib (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Smilla Vallotto (Switzerland).
  • 22': Olga Carmona (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Livia Peng (Switzerland).
  • 25': Foul by Laia Aleixandri (Spain).
  • 25': Iman Beney (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Laia Aleixandri (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Esther González.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patri Guijarro.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alèxia Putellas.
  • 31': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Noëlle Maritz.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Sydney Schertenleib (Switzerland).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Lia Wälti.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Olga Carmona (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patri Guijarro following a corner.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Esther González (Spain) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Alèxia Putellas with a cross.
  • 37': Foul by Iman Beney (Switzerland).
  • 37': Laia Aleixandri (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Offside, Spain. Aitana Bonmatí is caught offside.
  • 42': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
  • 43': Irene Paredes (Spain) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Clàudia Pina with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Iman Beney.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Spain 0, Switzerland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spain 0, Switzerland 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Patri Guijarro (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 48': Foul by Laia Aleixandri (Spain).
  • 48': Sydney Schertenleib (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Sydney Schertenleib (Switzerland) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
  • 51': Foul by Mariona Caldentey (Spain).
  • 51': Lia Wälti (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Esther González (Spain).
  • 52': Lia Wälti (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Clàudia Pina (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Noemi Ivelj (Switzerland).
  • 53': Foul by Esther González (Spain).
  • 53': Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Clàudia Pina (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ona Batlle.
  • 58': Foul by Iman Beney (Switzerland).
  • 58': Irene Paredes (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Esther González (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alèxia Putellas with a cross.
  • 60': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Nadine Riesen.
  • 61': Patri Guijarro (Spain) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Clàudia Pina with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Esther González (Spain) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Livia Peng (Switzerland).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Irene Paredes (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Lia Wälti.
  • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Alayah Pilgrim replaces Noemi Ivelj.
  • 62': Substitution, Spain. Leila Ouahabi replaces Olga Carmona.
  • 62': Substitution, Spain. Athenea del Castillo replaces Mariona Caldentey.
  • 63': Offside, Switzerland. Alayah Pilgrim is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Alayah Pilgrim (Switzerland).
  • 64': Patri Guijarro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Alayah Pilgrim (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Alayah Pilgrim (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Irene Paredes (Spain).
  • 66': Goal! Spain 1, Switzerland 0. Athenea del Castillo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí with a through ball.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Offside, Switzerland. Alayah Pilgrim is caught offside.
  • 71': Goal! Spain 2, Switzerland 0. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 72': Alèxia Putellas (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Lia Wälti (Switzerland).
  • 72': Lia Wälti (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Foul by Laia Aleixandri (Spain).
  • 73': Sydney Schertenleib (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Switzerland. Leila Wandeler replaces Nadine Riesen.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Leila Wandeler (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
  • 78': Substitution, Spain. Vicky López replaces Clàudia Pina.
  • 78': Substitution, Spain. Salma Paralluelo replaces Esther González.
  • 81': Delay in match (Spain).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Foul by Vicky López (Spain).
  • 82': Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Athenea del Castillo (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Switzerland).
  • 83': Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Foul by Sydney Schertenleib (Switzerland).
  • 84': Laia Aleixandri (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Penalty Spain. Athenea del Castillo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 86': Penalty conceded by Iman Beney (Switzerland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Athenea del Castillo (Spain).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Penalty saved. Alèxia Putellas (Spain) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Livia Peng (Switzerland).
  • 89': Substitution, Spain. Lucía García replaces Alèxia Putellas.
  • 90': Substitution, Switzerland. Alisha Lehmann replaces Iman Beney.
  • 90': Substitution, Switzerland. Riola Xhemaili replaces Sydney Schertenleib.
  • 90': Substitution, Switzerland. Meriame Terchoun replaces Smilla Vallotto.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Noëlle Maritz (Switzerland).
  • 90'+1': Salma Paralluelo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Noëlle Maritz (Switzerland) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Athenea del Castillo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Laia Aleixandri.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Spain 2, Switzerland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Spain 2, Switzerland 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 0
27.9 Possession 72.1
4 SHOTS 23
0 ON GOAL 6
0.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
183 Accurate Passes 581
259 Passes 658
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 12
3 Crosses 27
0.0 Cross % 0.4
38 Long Balls 19
12 Accurate Long Balls 10
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 10
26 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
18 Interceptions 8
32 Effective Clearances 9
32 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's European Championship

Venue: Stadion Wankdorf
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 29,734

Line-Ups

ESP Spain (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Cata Coll (GK)
14 Laia Aleixandri Yellow Card
4 Irene Paredes
7 Olga Carmona
2 Ona Batlle
12 Patri Guijarro
11 Alexia Putellas
6 Aitana Bonmatí
9 Esther González
20 Clàudia Pina
8 Mariona Caldentey
Spain Substitutes:
Maite Zubieta, Adriana Nanclares, Jana Fernández, Alba Redondo, Cristina Martín-Prieto, María Méndez, Lucía García, Vicky López, Athenea del Castillo, Esther Sullastres, Salma Paralluelo, Leila Ouahabi.

SUI Switzerland (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
12 Livia Peng (GK)
5 Noelle Maritz Red Card
18 Viola Calligaris
8 Nadine Riesen
9 Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic Yellow Card
14 Smilla Vallotto
13 Lia Wälti Yellow Card
4 Noemi Ivelj
6 Géraldine Reuteler
19 Iman Beney
22 Sydney Schertenleib
Switzerland Substitutes:
Meriame Terchoun, Coumba Sow, Elvira Herzog, Alisha Lehmann, Laia Ballesté, Svenja Fölmli, Sandrine Mauron, Nadine Böhi, Leila Wandeler, Julia Stierli, Alayah Pilgrim, Riola Xhemaili.

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