Spain cruised into the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup after a 5-1 win in opposition to Switzerland.
AUCKLAND, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Aitana Bonmati offered two objectives and two assists as Spain swept previous Switzerland 5-1 on Saturday to succeed in 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 aim from Laia Codina, however Alba Redondo restored Spain’s lead and Bonmati scored once more to make it 3-1.
Codina then atoned for her error by scoring her group’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 document crowd for a soccer match in New Zealand.
After a 4-0 defeat to Japan within the group stage, 25-year-old Bonmati vowed to attempt her greatest for the rest of 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 mentioned earlier than the match in opposition to Switzerland.