Spain vs Switzerland, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League

Spain

32': Yeremy Pino
68': Bryan Gil
90'+3': Bryan Zaragoza (P)

FT
3 - 2

Switzerland

63': Joel Monteiro
85': Andi Zeqiri (P)

Late Zaragoza penalty earns Spain win over Switzerland

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A late penalty converted by Bryan Zaragoza secured Spain a 3-2 win over Switzerland in their final Nations League Group A4 game on Monday, with the Spaniards guaranteed top spot before kick off and the Swiss already confirmed as relegated.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
4': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Eray Cömert.
4': Attempt missed. Óscar Mingueza (Spain) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
5': Foul by Miro Muheim (Switzerland).
5': Yeremy Pino (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Switzerland).
5': Álex Grimaldo (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
13': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pedri.
14': Filip Ugrinic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Spain).
16': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Eray Cömert.
17': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo following a corner.
18': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Spain).
18': Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Simon Sohm (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Miro Muheim.
19': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Eray Cömert.
23': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Williams.
23': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Yvon Mvogo.
23': Foul by Pedri (Spain).
23': Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Offside, Spain. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
27': Offside, Spain. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
29': Attempt blocked. Dereck Kutesa (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
29': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
29': Marc Casadó (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Simon Sohm (Switzerland).
30': Marc Casadó (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Penalty Spain. Álvaro Morata draws a foul in the penalty area.
31': Penalty conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) after a foul in the penalty area.
32': Penalty saved. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
32': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
32': Goal! Spain 1, Switzerland 0. Yeremy Pino (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
33': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Miro Muheim.
34': Attempt missed. Marc Casadó (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Pedri (Spain).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Spain).
36': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Eray Cömert (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
40': Attempt missed. Marc Casadó (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
43': Foul by Marc Casadó (Spain).
43': Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt blocked. Simon Sohm (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miro Muheim.
45': Attempt missed. Dereck Kutesa (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Yeremy Pino (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Óscar Mingueza with a cross.
45'+3': First Half ends, Spain 1, Switzerland 0.
45': Second Half begins Spain 1, Switzerland 0.
45': Substitution, Spain. Robert Sánchez replaces Álex Remiro.
45': Substitution, Spain. Samu Aghehowa replaces Álvaro Morata.
45': Substitution, Switzerland. Andi Zeqiri replaces Zeki Amdouni.
45': Substitution, Switzerland. Joël Monteiro replaces Filip Ugrinic.
46': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Spain).
46': Miro Muheim (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Offside, Spain. Fabián Ruiz is caught offside.
49': Attempt missed. Joël Monteiro (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
52': Foul by Simon Sohm (Switzerland).
52': Marc Casadó (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Casadó.
54': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Edimilson Fernandes.
55': Foul by Eray Cömert (Switzerland).
55': Samu Aghehowa (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
59': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
59': Offside, Switzerland. Andi Zeqiri is caught offside.
60': Substitution, Switzerland. Vincent Sierro replaces Granit Xhaka.
60': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Simon Sohm.
60': Substitution, Spain. Bryan Gil replaces Nico Williams.
62': Dereck Kutesa (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Spain).
62': Yeremy Pino (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Goal! Spain 1, Switzerland 1. Joël Monteiro (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincent Sierro.
68': Foul by Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland).
68': Marc Casadó (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Goal! Spain 2, Switzerland 1. Bryan Gil (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
69': Substitution, Spain. Bryan Zaragoza replaces Yeremy Pino.
71': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
72': Substitution, Switzerland. Noah Okafor replaces Dereck Kutesa.
73': Foul by Joël Monteiro (Switzerland).
73': Álex Grimaldo (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Attempt missed. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
76': Attempt saved. Noah Okafor (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miro Muheim.
77': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
78': Attempt blocked. Joël Monteiro (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a cross.
79': Substitution, Spain. Pablo Barrios replaces Pedri.
80': Foul by Vincent Sierro (Switzerland).
80': Marc Casadó (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Eray Cömert (Switzerland).
80': Marc Casadó (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Casadó (Spain).
81': Eray Cömert (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Attempt saved. Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joël Monteiro.
83': Attempt blocked. Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Monteiro.
83': Penalty Switzerland. Vincent Sierro draws a foul in the penalty area.
83': Penalty conceded by Fabián Ruiz (Spain) after a foul in the penalty area.
84': Bryan Zaragoza (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
85': Goal! Spain 2, Switzerland 2. Andi Zeqiri (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
87': Foul by Vincent Sierro (Switzerland).
87': Pablo Barrios (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Edimilson Fernandes (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Spain).
89': Eray Cömert (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Samu Aghehowa (Spain).
90': Bryan Zaragoza (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
90'+1': Attempt saved. Aitor Paredes (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Penalty Spain. Bryan Zaragoza draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+2': Penalty conceded by Vincent Sierro (Switzerland) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+3': Goal! Spain 3, Switzerland 2. Bryan Zaragoza (Spain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+6': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Aitor Paredes.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Bryan Zaragoza (Spain) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Spain 3, Switzerland 2.
0': Match ends, Spain 3, Switzerland 2.

Statistics

SUI		ESP
14	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	2
40.3	Possession	59.7
11	SHOTS	21
4	ON GOAL	10
0.4	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
330	Accurate Passes	521
394	Passes	570
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
6	Crosses	26
0.5	Cross %	0.2
47	Long Balls	45
25	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
4	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	9
15	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	6
21	Effective Clearances	6
21	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Attendance: 21,204

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

Spain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Álex Remiro (GK)
18	Aitor Paredes
4	Pau Cubarsí
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
12	Óscar Mingueza
16	Marc Casadó
8	Fabián Ruiz
20	Pedri
7	Álvaro Morata
11	Nico Williams
19	Yeremy Pino

Spain Substitutes:

Dani Vivian, Mikel Merino, Bryan Zaragoza, Bryan Gil, Pedro Porro, David Raya, Dani Olmo, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sánchez, Samu Omorodion, Aymeric Laporte, Pablo Barrios.

Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Yvon Mvogo (GK)
13	Ricardo Rodríguez
18	Eray Cömert
4	Miro Muheim
17	Edimilson Fernandes
7	Simon Sohm
10	Granit Xhaka
8	Remo Freuler
23	Zeki Amdouni
11	Dereck Kutesa
15	Filip Ugrinic

Switzerland Substitutes:

Ulisses Garcia, Noah Okafor, Gregor Kobel, Joel Monteiro, Albian Hajdari, Kevin Mbabu, Cédric Zesiger, Andi Zeqiri, Fabian Rieder, Vincent Sierro, David Von Ballmoos.

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