Saint Petersburg: Keeper Unai Simon is a hero like Spain past Swiss 10 players 3-1 at a penalty on Friday to arrange the Euro 2020 semi-finals.
After a 1-1 draw at Saint Petersburg who saw Switzerland playing for 43 minutes, a man came down, Simon made two rescue in the photo shoot to help keep Spain’s offer to record the fourth European crown of life.
As happened was a broken heart for Switzerland, who bid to reach the semi-finals of the main tournament for the first time in their history.
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Switzerland was reduced to 10 men with 13 minutes left, when the remo freuler midfielder was controversially dismissed because of a tackle at Gerard Moreno.
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But Simon was saved from Fabian Schaer and Manuelo, while Ruben Vargas lit up in the final which was tense because Spain sneaked, with Mikel Oyarzabal destroying the house of spots.
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After scoring 10 goals in their previous two matches, this was the return of the type of performance that made Spain draw their first two group matches against Sweden and Poland.
But the 2008 and 2012 winners have made dreams from this quarter-finals, leading in lucky situations in the eighth minute.
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It was the 10th goal of Euro 2020, more than 15 other editions combined.
Alvaro Morata wasted a very good opportunity by going too close to Sommer when not marked, but then Switzerland began to grow into a game.
Silvan Widmer headed for the target from the corner, before Steven Zuber thought he had won a penalty just to be marked offside.
Spanish coach Luis Enrique sent Dani Olmo to Pablo Sarabia in the first round and the Leipzig RB man threatened in 60 seconds, saw the low volley so well held by Sommer.
Zakaria was very close to redeeming his previous goal when his header spread widely.
Switzerland had a better chance for Leveler in the 64th minute, because Shaqiri triggered a quick counter-attack which ended with the Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon reacted well to prevent the close effort of Zuber.
But underdog found the equalizer they got four minutes later, when the freuler locked the ball loose after the mixture in the Spanish defense and squared for Shaqiri to put it in the far corner and scored his third goal in the tournament.
The game pattern changed in the 77th minute, when referee Michael Oliver gave the freuler to the order of his movement to the sliding challenge to the Spanish substitute Moreno.
Switzerland managed to keep Spain at the end of normal time relatively easily, but in the third minute of half an hour Moreno should have put Spain back in front, only for Miskick Alba’s Cross Wide from close range.
Switzerland might be lucky not to have another man who was sent soon after, when Widmer escaped from the second yellow card for a cynical violation at Olmo.
Moreno somehow gave another golden opportunity, rejected at the point-blank distance by Sommer, before Stopper Borussia Moenchengladbach made an extraordinary dive from Oyarzabal.
Sommer made eight extra time saving, but the only one in the shootout from Rodri was not enough, although Sergio Busquets also hit the post, because Switzerland missed three of their four sentences.
Spain defeated Switzerland at a penalty to reach Euro 2020 semiFi
