It was a Herculean task for the young Swiss in the Romanian capital, but just a little bit was missing and Coach Patrick Framework’s team would have made a splash. Zeki Amdouni’s third goal in four games saved the Swiss from overtime in the 91st minute.

There, defender Juan Miranda made the decision with a long-range shot, which Levin Blum hopelessly parried. A very unfortunate goal that will keep Swiss footballers out of the Olympics in Paris next year. The Swiss failed to react a second time.

Despite being tired

In the 68th minute, Sergio Gómez put the favorites ahead, which somewhat annoyed the Swiss: Simon Som lost the ball during the setup, so the Swiss defense was for once a bit disorganized, and it was opposed by the Spaniards safe for the ball. In the fact that they were able to react again, we must pay tribute to the Swiss.

Spain had rested at least ten key players in the last preliminary round game due to a convincing group victory, plus another day of break before the quarter-finals and did not have to relocate from Cluj-Napoca to Bucharest. So it’s not surprising that in the fourth game in ten days, the attacking group, which is usually so creative, went awry. Amdouni showed his class and composure after the excellent preparatory work of Vujo and the new substitute Julian von Moos at 1-1.

This time stable on the defensive

In general, the Swiss showed a completely different face than in the three group games. The defensive stability that was so lacking against Norway (2:1), Italy (2:3) and France (1:4) turned out to be right this time. This happened due to the attacking dynamics that inspired the young Swiss. Safety came first and had it not been for the failure in extra time, the tactic might have worked perfectly.

Spain goalkeeper Arnau Tenas never really needed intervention, although the vaunted Rohita (Little Red) had little chance. Half an hour later, central defenders Leonidas Stergiou and Orel Amenda joined forces to resolve a difficult situation, and Nicolas Vuyo saved shortly before the break, when goalkeeper Amir Saipi had already been outplayed by Sergio Gomez. Otherwise, the team, which already had World U17 and European U19 champions last year, was pretty much in control.

Telegram:

Spain 2:1 Switzerland (1:1, 0:0) add.

Bucharest. – 3861 spectators. – SR Lambrechts (BEL). – Goals: 68. Sergio Gomez (Ruiz) 1-0. 90. Amdouni (Von Moss) 1-1. 103. Miranda (Oroz) 2-1.

Spain: Tenas; Victor Gomez (100th Veig), Paredes, Pacheco, Miranda; Blanco (Martinez, 100), Baena (Bernabe, 78); Sunset (78 oroz); Rodri Sanchez (Barrenechea, 87), Ruiz, Sergio Gomez (Gila, 120).

Switzerland: Saipi; Blum (104th Omeragic), Stergiou, Amenda, Vuyo; Jashari (73rd Bares), Rider (58th Som); Males (Stoilkovic, 73), Imeri (Di Giusto, 85), Ndoye (Von Moos, 85); Amduni.

Notes: Warnings: 28. Imeri. 34. Victor Gomez. 82. Bares. 114. Martinez. 118. Amendment. 119. Amdouni and Bernabe.

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