Switzerland 1-5 Spain: Aitana Bonmati scores a brace as Jorge Vilda’s facet run rampant to cruise into the quarter-finals of the Girls’s World Cup

Aitana Bonmati scored twice as Spain routed Switzerland 5-1 on Saturday to achieve the quarter-finals of the Girls’s World Cup for the primary time.

Spain responded emphatically to its 4-0 loss towards Japan of their group-stage finale in a blowout towards the Swiss in Auckland.

Alba Redondo, Laia Codina and Jennifer Hermoso additionally scored within the win at Eden Park. Codina confirmed loads of aid to attain from shut vary after conceding an personal purpose within the first half.

Spain coach Jorge Vilda made some massive calls after his workforce was routed by Japan.

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexis Putellas was left on the bench and goalkeeper Cata Coll was picked for her full worldwide debut. They had been amongst 5 modifications to his beginning lineup, which paid off as his workforce produced a dominant efficiency.

Aitana Bonmati scored a brace to assist Spain cruise to a 5-1 victory over Switzerland

It was a cushty win for Spain who at the moment are into the quarter-finals of the World Cup

Laia Codina celebrates along with her team-mates after placing Spain 3-1 up, after earlier within the sport placing the ball into her personal internet to drag Switzerland stage after Bonmati’s opener 

Switzerland was one in all solely three groups that did not concede a purpose within the group phases, however had been 4-1 down by halftime.

Bonmati scored her first within the fifth minute after Switzerland goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann had pushed Alba Redondo’s effort towards the put up. The Swiss could not clear the ball and Bonmati collected it, turned sharply within the field and fired low into the nook.

Switzerland was gifted an equalizer within the eleventh by Codina’s personal purpose. The defender picked up the ball simply inside her personal half, however with out wanting, turned and swept an overhit backpass past Coll, who was superior out of her purpose.

Spain was again in entrance within the seventeenth minute as Redondo headed a bouncing ball low into the nook. It was her third purpose of the event.

Spain continued to search for extra targets and Bonmati scored her second within the thirty sixth when displaying fast footwork to create space within the field earlier than putting a shot into the nook.

It was 4-1 simply earlier than the break as Codina made amends for her earlier error by bundling the ball over the road from a nook.

Alba Redondo (pictured) and Jennifer Hermoso additionally acquired onto the scoresheet for Spain

Jorge Vilda’s facet will play the winners of the Netherlands towards South Africa within the final eight

Meriame Terchoun, one in all three half time substitutes for Switzerland, compelled a save from Coll from shut vary after the break. It was her workforce’s solely effort on the right track all match.

Switzerland all-time main scorer Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic had only one shot on purpose in group play and did not hearth a shot towards Spain.

Hermoso swept in a fifth for Spain within the seventieth to attain her third of the event.