UEFA Nations League

FT Sunday, September 8, 2024
Spain WWWWD 4
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Switzerland DDWLL 1
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ESP224
SUI101
Stade de Genève · 26,265 att.

Match Report

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Ruiz double helps 10-man Spain thump Switzerland 4-1

Spain's Fabian Ruiz scored twice as his 10-man side defeated Switzerland 4-1 in the pouring rain in Geneva to earn their first victory in Nations League A Group Four on Sunday and inflict a second successive defeat on their hosts.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
4
33.7
Possession
66.3
9
SHOTS
20
8
ON GOAL
3
0.9
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
245
Accurate Passes
555
317
Passes
628
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
43
21
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
8
10
Effective Tackles
3
12
Tackles
7
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
13
Interceptions
8
29
Effective Clearances
5
29
Clearances
5

Head to Head

ESP leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SUI · 3-4-3

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 5Manuel AkanjiCD
  3. 13Ricardo RodríguezCD-L
  4. 22Gregory WüthrichCD-R
  5. 6Denis ZakariaCM-L
  6. 8Remo FreulerCM-R
  7. 20Michel AebischerLM
  8. 2Becir OmeragicRM
  9. 7Breel EmboloF
  10. 17Rubén VargasCF-L
  11. 23Zeki AmdouniCF-R

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 3Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 12Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 8Fabián RuizLM
  8. 20PedriRM
  9. 9JoseluF
  10. 17Nico WilliamsLF
  11. 19Lamine YamalRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Switzerland 0, Spain 1. Joselu (Spain) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal following a corner.
  2. 13' Goal! Switzerland 0, Spain 2. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 18' Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 20' Robin Le Normand (Spain) is shown the red card.
  5. 28' Substitution, Spain. Dani Vivian replaces Pedri.
  6. 41' Goal! Switzerland 1, Spain 2. Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo following a corner.
  7. 45' Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Lamine Yamal.
  8. 52' Remo Freuler (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 52' Gregory Wüthrich (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 59' Substitution, Spain. Yeremy Pino replaces Nico Williams.
  11. 59' Substitution, Spain. Martín Zubimendi replaces Rodri.
  12. 62' Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
  13. 62' Substitution, Switzerland. Vincent Sierro replaces Denis Zakaria.
  14. 69' Ferran Torres (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 69' Dani Carvajal (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 76' Substitution, Switzerland. Kwadwo Duah replaces Breel Embolo.
  17. 76' Substitution, Switzerland. Joël Monteiro replaces Michel Aebischer.
  18. 77' Goal! Switzerland 1, Spain 3. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  19. 80' Goal! Switzerland 1, Spain 4. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joselu with a through ball following a fast break.
  20. 81' Substitution, Spain. Aleix García replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  21. 85' Substitution, Switzerland. Renato Steffen replaces Rubén Vargas.

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