FIFA Women's World Cup

Switzerland vs Spain, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Round of 16

· FIFA Women's World Cup
Switzerland
  • 11': Laia Codina (OG)
FT
1 - 5
Spain
  • 5': Aitana Bonmatí
  • 17': Alba Redondo
  • 36': Aitana Bonmatí
  • 45': Laia Codina
  • 70': Jenni Hermoso

Bonmati stars as Spain seal WWC quarterfinal spot with 5-1 win

Aitana Bonmati netted two well-crafted goals as Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 at the Women's World Cup on Saturday to clinch a quarterfinal berth for the first time in their history.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salma Paralluelo with a headed pass.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Teresa Abelleira (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 4': Foul by Coumba Sow (Switzerland).
  • 4': Teresa Abelleira (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Alba Redondo (Spain) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salma Paralluelo with a cross.
  • 5': Goal! Switzerland 0, Spain 1. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alba Redondo.
  • 9': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Noëlle Maritz.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Esther González (Spain) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Teresa Abelleira with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Own Goal by Laia Codina, Spain. Switzerland 1, Spain 1.
  • 14': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Eseosa Aigbogun.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Irene Paredes (Spain) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Teresa Abelleira with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Esther González (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jenni Hermoso with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Noëlle Maritz.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ona Batlle with a cross.
  • 17': Goal! Switzerland 1, Spain 2. Alba Redondo (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 23': Eseosa Aigbogun (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Salma Paralluelo (Spain).
  • 24': Offside, Switzerland. Ramona Bachmann tries a through ball, but Coumba Sow is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Teresa Abelleira (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Salma Paralluelo.
  • 32': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Nadine Riesen.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 33': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Gaëlle Thalmann.
  • 33': Foul by Laia Codina (Spain).
  • 33': Géraldine Reuteler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Alba Redondo (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salma Paralluelo with a cross.
  • 36': Goal! Switzerland 1, Spain 3. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Julia Stierli.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Irene Paredes (Spain) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Salma Paralluelo with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Delay in match (Spain).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Nadine Riesen.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Laia Codina (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teresa Abelleira with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Laia Codina (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Goal! Switzerland 1, Spain 4. Laia Codina (Spain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Salma Paralluelo (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Jenni Hermoso (Spain).
  • 45'+4': Lia Wälti (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Switzerland 1, Spain 4.
  • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 1, Spain 4.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Meriame Terchoun replaces Coumba Sow.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Sandrine Mauron replaces Géraldine Reuteler.
  • 45': Substitution, Switzerland. Viola Calligaris replaces Eseosa Aigbogun.
  • 49': Foul by Teresa Abelleira (Spain).
  • 49': Meriame Terchoun (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Meriame Terchoun (Switzerland).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Offside, Spain. Aitana Bonmatí tries a through ball, but Alba Redondo is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Salma Paralluelo (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 53': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Gaëlle Thalmann.
  • 54': Foul by Meriame Terchoun (Switzerland).
  • 54': Teresa Abelleira (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Esther González (Spain).
  • 54': Lia Wälti (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Ramona Bachmann (Switzerland).
  • 55': Teresa Abelleira (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Meriame Terchoun (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Teresa Abelleira (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Alba Redondo (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jenni Hermoso.
  • 63': Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Teresa Abelleira (Spain).
  • 64': Substitution, Spain. María Pérez replaces Teresa Abelleira.
  • 64': Substitution, Spain. Eva Navarro replaces Esther González.
  • 65': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Noëlle Maritz.
  • 66': Foul by María Pérez (Spain).
  • 66': Sandrine Mauron (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Goal! Switzerland 1, Spain 5. Jenni Hermoso (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí with a through ball.
  • 71': Foul by Eva Navarro (Spain).
  • 71': Viola Calligaris (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Ona Batlle (Spain).
  • 72': Meriame Terchoun (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Oihane Hernández (Spain).
  • 73': Sandrine Mauron (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Eva Navarro (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Julia Stierli (Switzerland).
  • 73': Julia Stierli (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Salma Paralluelo (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabienne Humm replaces Seraina Piubel.
  • 77': Substitution, Spain. Alexia Putellas replaces Jenni Hermoso.
  • 77': Substitution, Spain. Irene Guerrero replaces Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 78': Foul by Fabienne Humm (Switzerland).
  • 78': Oihane Hernández (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Eva Navarro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Viola Calligaris (Switzerland).
  • 81': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Viola Calligaris.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Eva Navarro (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 81': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Gaëlle Thalmann.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Ona Batlle (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexia Putellas.
  • 84': Substitution, Spain. Athenea del Castillo replaces Salma Paralluelo.
  • 84': Substitution, Switzerland. Lara Marti replaces Nadine Riesen.
  • 86': Foul by Laia Codina (Spain).
  • 86': Ramona Bachmann (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Alexia Putellas (Spain).
  • 88': Lia Wälti (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Ona Batlle (Spain).
  • 90': Noëlle Maritz (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Irene Guerrero (Spain).
  • 90'+1': Lia Wälti (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Fabienne Humm (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sandrine Mauron.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Eva Navarro (Spain).
  • 90'+4': Viola Calligaris (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Switzerland 1, Spain 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 1, Spain 5.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
11 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 5
70 Possession 30
26 SHOTS 2
10 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
594 Accurate Passes 201
676 Passes 296
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
12 Accurate Crosses 1
30 Crosses 4
0.4 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 35
29 Accurate Long Balls 6
0.8 Long Balls % 0.2
7 Blocked Shots 0
5 Effective Tackles 16
15 Tackles 24
0.3 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 12
8 Effective Clearances 36
8 Clearances 36

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup

Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 43,217

Line-Ups

SUI Switzerland (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gaëlle Thalmann (GK)
2 Julia Stierli Yellow Card
5 Noelle Maritz
8 Nadine Riesen
19 Eseosa Aigbogun
13 Lia Wälti
6 Géraldine Reuteler
11 Coumba Sow
10 Ramona Bachmann
9 Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic
17 Seraina Piubel
Switzerland Substitutes:
Seraina Friedli, Laura Felber, Livia Peng, Viola Calligaris, Fabienne Humm, Amira Arfaoui, Marion Rey, Lara Marti, Luana Bühler, Sandrine Mauron, Alisha Lehmann, Meriame Terchoun.

ESP Spain (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Cata Coll (GK)
14 Laia Codina
4 Irene Paredes
2 Ona Batlle
12 Oihane Hernández
3 Teresa Abelleira
10 Jenni Hermoso
6 Aitana Bonmatí
9 Esther González
18 Salma Paralluelo
17 Alba Redondo
Spain Substitutes:
Alexia Putellas, Claudia Zornoza, Athenea del Castillo, Mariona Caldentey, Ivana Andrés, Misa Rodríguez, Eva Navarro, Rocío Gálvez, Enith Salón, María Pérez, Irene Guerrero, Olga Carmona.

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