Aitana Bonmati netted two well-crafted targets as Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 on the Girls’s World Cup on Saturday to clinch a quarterfinal berth for the primary time of their historical past.
Switzerland saved three clear sheets to high Group A, however it took a mere 5 minutes for midfielder Bonmati to breach their defence for the primary objective for La Roja.
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Extra targets from her, Alba Redondo, Laia Codina and Jenni Hermoso accomplished the rout to the delight of the group of 43,217 — a report for a soccer match in New Zealand.
Codina’s Forty fifth-minute effort was a second of redemption for the defender, who had earlier scored a calamitous personal objective with a move again from 40 yards that sailed previous shocked goalkeeper Cata Coll.
Spain completed second in Group C, beating Costa Rica and Zambia by a mixed 8-0 earlier than being run ragged in a shock 4-0 loss to Japan on Monday.
Spain will play the winner of Sunday’s round-of-16 recreation between the Netherlands and South Africa.
The Twentieth-ranked Swiss matched their finest World Cup end. Additionally they bowed out within the spherical of 16 in 2015, their solely different World Cup look.
Coach Jorge Vilda made 5 adjustments to his staff from that loss to Japan for Saturday, together with dropping goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez in favour of Coll.
Bonmati acquired Spain on the scoreboard when she took a terrific flip with the ball to complete from shut vary, however the Swiss equalised 5 minutes later when Codina put the ball via her personal internet.
It took La Roja — the Pink One — six minutes to regain the lead when Ona Batlle swung in a cross that Redondo met with a header from the again submit into the far nook.
Bonmati netted her second within the thirty sixth minute with some beautiful footwork that despatched two defenders and goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann the fallacious means. She knocked the ball to her left foot and calmly curled a shot into the empty internet.
Codina stabbed the ball house throughout a goalmouth scramble earlier than streaking away with outstretched arms and a large smile of aid to rejoice a objective that despatched Spain into halftime with a 4-1 lead.
Hermoso scored the one objective of the second half within the seventieth minute, pouncing on a poor clearance by the Swiss that left her one-on-one with Thalmann.
Bonmati, Redondo and Hermoso have three targets apiece within the match.
