UEFA Women's European Championship

Spain vs Switzerland 2025 Women's European Championship, Quarterfinals

  • 66': Athenea del Castillo
  • 71': Clàudia Pina
FT
2 - 0
  • 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

  • 9': Penalty missed. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
  • 25': Laia Aleixandri (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 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.
  • 64': Alayah Pilgrim (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 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.
  • 71': Goal! Spain 2, Switzerland 0. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 72': Lia Wälti (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Switzerland. Leila Wandeler replaces Nadine Riesen.
  • 78': Substitution, Spain. Vicky López replaces Clàudia Pina.
  • 78': Substitution, Spain. Salma Paralluelo replaces Esther González.
  • 83': Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 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'+2': Noëlle Maritz (Switzerland) is shown the red card.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's European Championship

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

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

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

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

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