Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF THE MATCH: SPAIN TO THE SEMIFINALS
⏱️ 120'
Two minutes of added time;
118' 🔄
Sergio Gómez leaves and Mario Gila enters for España to reinforce the defensive line;
114' 🟨
Yellow card for Arnau Martínez for preventing Switzerland from serving quickly.
⏱️ 112'
Eight minutes to the end and for now Santi Denia's team is holding the advantage
⏱️ 106'
Second part of the extension begins
This was Miranda's goal
⏱️ 105'
The first part of the extension is over;
⚽ GOOOOAAALL
España scores the second after Miranda's shot from outside the area that, with the help of a defender, ends up going in;
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⏱️ 100'
Double change of Santi Denia with the entry of Gabri Veiga and Arnau Martínez in place of Antonio Blanco and Víctor Gómez
⏱️ 97'
The first half of extra time got off to a rocky start with no chances;
⏱️ 91'
The first part of the extension begins;
This was the Swiss goal that forced extra time
WE GO TO OVERTIME
After the tie at one in the 90 minutes we go to extra time
⏱️ GOOAAALL
Amdouni scores the equalizer in stoppage time;
⏱️ 90'
Four minutes of added time
⏱️ 87'
Rodri leaves, while Ander Barrenetxea enters Ander Barrenetxea
⏱️ 83'
Sergi Gómez shot from a free kick, but the goalkeeper stops it;
⏱️ 82'
Gabriel Barès receives a yellow card and there will be a dangerous free kick for Spain after the Swiss player's handball.
🔄 77'
First two changes for España, Aimar Oroz and Adrián Bernabé replace Oihan Sancet and Álex Baena.
This has been Sergi Gómez's goal
⚽ GOOOAAALL
Sergi Gómez scores Spain's first to take the lead after Abel Ruiz's pass
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🔄 57'
First change for Switzerland: Simon Sohm enters, while Rieder leaves with physical problems;
⏱️ 55'
Rodri's cross is headed by Paredes, but Switzerland's goalkeeper makes a good save;
⏱️ 51'
Males's long-range shot goes wide;
⏱️ 46'
The second half starts with no changes
HALF TIME
End of the first half with a scoreless tie
⏱️ 40'
Rieder's shot goes just wide;
⏱️ 38'
Shot by Sergi Gómez that is blocked by Nicolas Vouilloz
35' 🟨
Víctor Gómez receives the first yellow for a España player, the second of the match
⏱️ 30'
Miranda's cross, but Saipi, the goalkeeper, came out to get the ball;
27' 🟨
Imeri receives the first card of the match after a foul on Antonio Blanco
⏱️ 21'
Imeri's free kick is saved by goalkeeper Arnau Tenas
Spain's 11
These are the eleven that Santi Denia has chosen to start the quarterfinal encounter
⏱️ 13'
Imeri's lateral free kick was too powerful, but the ball went over the end line;
⏱️ 9'
Baena's shot goes loose into the hands of goalkeeper Amir Saipi.
⏱️ 7'
Rodri's shot touches a Swiss defender and goes into the goalkeeper's hands;
⏱️ 5'
Sergio Gómez's shot goes over the goal, the first approach of the match;
⏱️ 1'
The match begins, the first possession is for the Selección de España
The hymns are playing
Switzerland's anthem will be played first, followed by the Spanish anthem
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Israel, first classified
The Israel National Team has beaten Georgia in a penalty shootout and will play in the semifinals of the European Under-21 Championship for the first time in its history. They will face the winner of England vs Portugal
The winner will meet its opponent in the semifinals this Sunday.
Spain and Switzerland will play each other for a place in the final and the winner will know this Sunday its opponent, who will be drawn between Ukraine and France.
Miranda's goal against Romania from a good Spanish move
This was the second goal of the 'Rojita' against Romania in its opening match, where Sergio Gómez assisted the Betis left back who sent the ball into the back of the net.
XI Switzerland
The Swiss team will start with the eleven in search of the semifinals
XI Spain
Santi Denia repeats the eleven that took out against Croatia after making rotations against Ukraine;
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What time is the Spain vs Switzerland match?
This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 4 p.m.
Australia: 6 a.m.
Bolivia: 3 p.m.
Brazil: 4 p.m.
Chile: 4 p.m.
Colombia: 14 hours
Ecuador: 14 hours
Spain: 21 hours
United States (New York): 3 p.m.
United States (Los Angeles): 11 hours
India: 1 hour
Japan: 4 hours
Mexico: 13 hours
Nigeria: 20 hours
Paraguay: 16 hours
Peru: 14 hours
United Kingdom: 19 hours
Watch out for this player in Switzerland
Kastriot Imeri is the top scorer of this European Championship in Switzerland along with Ndoye with two goals. The latter plays for Young Boys, where he has scored six goals and four assists this season. The 22-year-old midfielder has made 21 appearances for Switzerland U21s, scoring nine goals and providing four assists.
Watch out for this player in Spain
Abel Ruiz has been key for Spain to play in the quarterfinals. The captain scored the winning goal against Croatia and thanks to his goal against Ukraine, La Rojita qualified as group winners. The 23-year-old Sporting Braga striker has scored 10 goals and six assists this season.
How does Switzerland arrive?
They qualified for the U21 European Championship after finishing second in the group with 23 points and being the best second placed team in the tournament. They played three friendly matches in 2023, losing to Germany and Spain and beating Israel. In the European Championship, they opened with a 2-1 win over Norway, but lost 2-3 to Italy in the second match. In the last match of the group stage they were beaten by France, but thanks to Norway's victory against Italy they reached the quarterfinals as runners-up in group D.
How does Spain arrive?
The Spanish national team arrives after closing the group stage with seven points and leading Group B thanks to a goal by Abel Ruiz in the 90th minute to tie the score at two. In their opening match they started with a 3-0 win over Romania and in the second match they defeated Croatia by the minimum. The team coached by Santi Denia has not lost since November 2021 when they lost against Russia in the qualifiers for the European Championship.
Background
Six meetings between Spain and Switzerland with a favorable balance for the Spanish team, which has won four of them. One match ended in a draw, while Switzerland has also won on one occasion. These two teams last met in March 2023 in a friendly where Spain won 3-2. They did not meet in this competition in 2011 in the final of the European Championship where Spain won by 0-2.
The stadium
The match will be played at the Superbet Arena, a stadium located in the city of Bucharest. It was inaugurated in February 2022 and has a capacity of 14050 spectators.
Preview of the match
Spain and Switzerland meet in the quarterfinals of the European Under-21 Championship
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