Spain Maintain Top Spot In Nations League Group
11 October, 2020
UEFA Nations League
Result: Spain 1-0 Switzerland
Date: 10 October 2020
Venue: Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spain maintained top spot within their UEFA Nations League group after defeating Switzerland 1-0 on Saturday evening.
Ferran Torres, Jose Gaya, Mikel Oyazabal and Sergio Busquets were recalled by Luis Enrique as 17-year-old Ansu Fati kept his place in the attack.
Just moments after David de Gea brilliantly kept out Benito, Spain broke the deadlock on 14 minutes as Oyarzabal turned home Mikel Merino's cross.
Spain were denied a second goal in the 29th minute after Yann Sommer produced a excellent save to keep out Torres' free header from around 10 yards out.
Despite Switzerland's lively learn to the encounter, these were struggling to test De Gea for all of those other opening 45 minutes and went into the break trailing by the lone goal.
Oyarzabal should have doubled the hosts' advantage ten minutes in to the second half but he didn't the mark from five yards out while De Gea did well to deny Mehmedi at the other end.
The Spanish introduced Adama Traore and Canales for Fati and Daniel Olmo right before the hour mark as the Swiss introduced Xherdan Shaqiri for Admir Mehmedi minutes later,.
The visitors continued to push bodies forward searching for an equaliser however they were not able to carve out a clear opening as La Roja held on for the slender win in Group A in League A.
Spain will no travel to Ukraine on Tuesday evening while Switzerland undertake Germany on the same night.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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