UEFA Nations League

Switzerland vs Spain, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
  • 26': Remo Freuler
  • Red Card 79': Nico Elvedi
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1 - 1
  • 89': Gerard Moreno

Spain's Ramos sets cap record, misses 2 penalties in draw with Switzerland

Spain's Gerard Moreno came off the bench to snatch a 1-1 draw away to Switzerland in the Nations League after Sergio Ramos had missed two penalties.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 3': Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Zuber.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 6': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 12': Offside, Switzerland. Yann Sommer tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Steven Zuber (Switzerland).
  • 13': Sergi Roberto (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
  • 15': Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  • 19': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Unai Simón.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
  • 21': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  • 23': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
  • 23': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
  • 24': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Goal! Switzerland 1, Spain 0. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  • 28': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
  • 28': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 29': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Unai Simón.
  • 30': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 30': Sergio Reguilón (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  • 38': Foul by Steven Zuber (Switzerland).
  • 38': Sergi Roberto (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
  • 42': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 42': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
  • 44': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mikel Merino following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Switzerland 1, Spain 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 1, Spain 0.
  • 46': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Offside, Spain. Mikel Merino tries a through ball, but Dani Olmo is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
  • 49': Sergio Ramos (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 51': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Offside, Switzerland. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Edimilson Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 56': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 56': Substitution, Spain. Álvaro Morata replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Sergio Ramos (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross.
  • 56': Penalty conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 57': Penalty saved! Sergio Ramos (Spain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 57': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Sergio Ramos (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
  • 58': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 58': Sergi Roberto (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
  • 59': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Steven Zuber.
  • 60': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
  • 60': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Spain).
  • 64': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  • 70': Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Breel Embolo is caught offside.
  • 71': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
  • 71': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 71': Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 72': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Steven Zuber.
  • 72': Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Sergio Busquets.
  • 73': Substitution, Spain. Sergio Canales replaces Dani Olmo.
  • 73': Substitution, Spain. Adama Traoré replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
  • 73': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  • 73': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
  • 74': Sergio Reguilón (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 75': Sergio Ramos (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Adama Traoré (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland).
  • 79': Penalty Spain. Álvaro Morata draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Penalty conceded by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Second yellow card to Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) for a bad foul.
  • 80': Penalty saved! Sergio Ramos (Spain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 80': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
  • 80': Substitution, Spain. Gerard Moreno replaces Mikel Merino.
  • 81': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
  • 84': Substitution, Switzerland. Becir Omeragic replaces Haris Seferovic.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Sergio Ramos (Spain) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
  • 89': Goal! Switzerland 1, Spain 1. Gerard Moreno (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
  • 90': Foul by Adama Traoré (Spain).
  • 90': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Switzerland. Admir Mehmedi replaces Breel Embolo because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Sergio Ramos (Spain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Pau Torres with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Switzerland 1, Spain 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 1, Spain 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 18
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 3
10 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 6
70.6 Possession 29.4
20 SHOTS 7
7 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
621 Accurate Passes 222
699 Passes 299
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 1
31 Crosses 5
0.3 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 58
37 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 5
10 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 18
3 Effective Clearances 18
3 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: St. Jakob-Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 6 +9 16
2 Denmark 6 +2 8
3 Serbia 6 -3 6
4 Switzerland 6 -8 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

SUI Switzerland (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
5 Manuel Akanji
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
4 Nico Elvedi Yellow Card
10 Granit Xhaka
8 Remo Freuler
23 Xherdan Shaqiri
14 Steven Zuber
20 Edimilson Fernandes
9 Haris Seferovic
7 Breel Embolo

ESP Spain (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Unai Simón (GK)
2 Pau Torres
15 Sergio Ramos
3 Sergio Reguilón
20 Sergi Roberto
17 Fabián Ruiz
5 Sergio Busquets
22 Mikel Merino
19 Dani Olmo
21 Mikel Oyarzabal
18 Ferran Torres

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