Switzerland vs Spain, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeaguePablo Sarabia strikes helps Spain edge Switzerland
An early goal from Pablo Sarabia earned Spain a 1-0 win in Switzerland on Thursday, their first victory of this year's UEFA Nations League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
- 3': Foul by Eray Cömert (Switzerland).
- 3': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 5': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Diego Llorente (Spain).
- 10': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Switzerland).
- 10': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
- 11': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Goal! Switzerland 0, Spain 1. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 16': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 16': Steven Zuber (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
- 24': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Spain).
- 24': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 29': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
- 29': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 36': Foul by Eray Cömert (Switzerland).
- 36': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
- 39': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
- 42': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Diego Llorente (Spain).
- 44': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
- 44': Pau Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 45': Attempt missed. Eray Cömert (Switzerland) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
- 45'+1': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Switzerland 0, Spain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 0, Spain 1.
- 49': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Gavi.
- 51': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Gavi.
- 52': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
- 52': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Steven Zuber (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michel Aebischer.
- 54': Foul by Steven Zuber (Switzerland).
- 54': Unai Simón (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 55': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo tries a through ball, but Steven Zuber is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
- 59': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 62': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
- 62': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Substitution, Spain. Dani Olmo replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 63': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Spain).
- 63': Steven Zuber (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Steven Zuber.
- 63': Substitution, Switzerland. Noah Okafor replaces Michel Aebischer.
- 65': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 65': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
- 65': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
- 67': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
- 67': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Spain. Marco Asensio replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 73': Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Gavi.
- 75': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
- 75': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Renato Steffen (Switzerland).
- 78': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
- 78': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
- 79': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Frei replaces Manuel Akanji.
- 80': Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 80': Substitution, Spain. Carlos Soler replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 82': Attempt saved. Marco Asensio (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 86': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
- 86': Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Okafor.
- 89': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
- 89': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
- 89': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
- 90': Jordi Alba (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Carlos Soler (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
- 90'+2': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Offside, Spain. Koke tries a through ball, but Marco Asensio is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sow (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Switzerland 0, Spain 1.
- 0': Match ends, Switzerland 0, Spain 1.
Statistics
 ESP |
SUI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 65.6 | Possession | 34.4 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 632 | Accurate Passes | 294 |
| 703 | Passes | 360 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 9 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 13 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Stade de Genève
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Attendance: 25,875
Venue: Stade de Genève
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Attendance: 25,875
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Italy | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Belgium | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Israel | 6 | -8 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Switzerland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 18 | Eray Cömert |
| 5 | Manuel Akanji  |
| 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 3 | Silvan Widmer |
| 10 | Granit Xhaka |
| 20 | Michel Aebischer |
| 8 | Remo Freuler |
| 7 | Breel Embolo |
| 14 | Steven Zuber |
| 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
Spain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 15 | Diego Llorente |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 9 | Gavi |
| 6 | Marcos Llorente |
| 7 | Álvaro Morata |
| 22 | Pablo Sarabia |
| 11 | Ferran Torres |
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