Aitana Bonmati netted two well-crafted objectives as Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 on the Ladies’s World Cup on Saturday to clinch a quarterfinal berth for the primary time of their historical past.
Switzerland stored three clear sheets to prime Group A, but it surely took a mere 5 minutes for midfielder Bonmati to breach their defence for the primary purpose for La Roja.
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Further objectives from her, Alba Redondo, Laia Codina and Jenny Hermoso accomplished the rout to the delight of the group of 43,217 — a document 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 purpose 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 sport between the Netherlands and South Africa.
The Twentieth-ranked Swiss matched their finest World Cup end. In addition they bowed out within the spherical of 16 of their solely different World Cup look in 2015.
Coach Jorge Vilda made 5 adjustments to his group from that loss for Saturday, together with dropping goalkeeper Maria Rodriguez in favour of Coll.
Bonmati received 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 by means of her personal internet.
It took La Roja – the Crimson One – six minutes to regain the lead when Ona Battle 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 Thalman the improper approach. She knocked the ball to her left foot and calmly curled a shot into the empty internet.
Codina stabbed the ball dwelling throughout a goalmouth scramble earlier than streaking away with outstretched arms and a large smile of reduction to have a good time a purpose that despatched Spain into halftime with a 4-1 lead.
Hermoso scored the one purpose of the second half within the seventieth minute, pouncing on a poor clearance by the Swiss that left her one-on-one with keeper Gaelle Thalmann.
Bonmati, Redondo and Hermoso all now have three objectives within the match.
