AUCKLAND, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Aitana Bonmati performed an necessary position with a brace and two assists as Spain swept previous Switzerland 5-1 on Saturday to achieve the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup for the primary time of their historical past.
Bonmati’s early opener within the match was canceled out by an personal purpose from Laia Codina, however Alba Redondo restored Spain’s lead and Bonmati scored once more to make it 3-1.
Codina then made up for her error by scoring her workforce’s fourth earlier than the break, and Jennifer Hermoso made it 5-1 within the second half in entrance of 43,217 followers, a brand new file crowd for a soccer match in New Zealand.
After the horrible 4-0 defeat to Japan in group stage, the 25-year-old Bonmati has vowed to strive her greatest within the marketing campaign.
“I’m here at the World Cup and I want to win. I don’t care if we play badly, just as long as we win. Sometimes you play well and keep the ball, but it’s not enough. We’re going to compete, stop the opposition from scoring goals, and we’ll take it from there,” Bonmati stated earlier than the match in opposition to Switzerland.