Spain's penalty shootout champion Mikel Oyarzabal's winning spot-kick defeated brave 10-man Switzerland in St Petersburg. His side advanced to the Euro 2020 semi-finals where they will face either Belgium or Italy on Tuesday.After beating tournament favorites France in a shootout, Switzerland was able to defeat Spain 3-1 on spot-kicks. Spain held Spain to a 1-1 draw in extra-time after Remo Freuler's harsh card on 77 minutes.Penalty shootout Sergio Busquets Spain Missed Mario Gavranovic Switzerland Scored Dani Olmo Spain Saved Manuel Akanji Switzerland Scored Ruben Vargas Switzerland Scored Mikel Oyarzabal SpainSpain started the match with a strong start when Denis Zakaria's big deflection took Jordi Alba's shot past Yann Summer. However, despite losing Breel Embolo, Switzerland fought back and capitalized on another defensive howler by Luis Enrique's team when Xherdan Shaqiri levelled.Freuler's sending off tilted Spain's odds in Spain's favor, but they couldn't find a winner despite Sommer's goal in extra time.It seemed that Spain might pull off another major upset when Sergio Busquets scored Spain's first penalty against a post in the shootout. However, Rodri failed to convert for Spain later, while errors by Fabian Schar and Manuel Akanji allowed Oyarzabal's side to secure their place in the semi-final at Wembley.Spain Player Ratings: Simon (7); Azpilicueta (2006), Laporte ((6)), P Torres (6), Alba (7); Koke (6); Busquetss (6). Pedri (7). F Torres (7. Sarabia (6). Morata (6).Subs: Olmo 6/6, Moreno 5/5, Llorente 6/6, Oyarzabal 7/7, Thiago (N/A), Rodri(N/A),Switzerland: Sommer (9), Widmer 6(6), Elvedi 7(7), Akanji 7(7), Rodriguez 7(7), Zuber 6(6), Zakaria 6(6), Freuler 7(7), Shaqiri 8(8), Embolo N/A, Seferovic 6(6)Subs: Vargas (N/A), Schar (N/A), Sow (N/A), Sow (N/A), Gavranovic ((6)), Fassnacht ((6)), Mbabu (N/A).Yann Sommer (Switzerland), Man of the MatchHow Spain reached the semis...Spain had scored 10 goals in their two previous Euro 2020 games. They found the net in just 10 minutes on Friday night, as Switzerland attempted to record a second shock after defeating France in the last-16.Spain's team news made two changes to their win over Croatia in the last-16. Pau Torres replaced Eric Garcia at centre back, and Jordi Alba was ahead of Jose Gaya left-back.Switzerland was forced to make one change after their win over France. Denis Zakaria took the place of suspended captain Granit Xhaka, and Xherdan Shahiri got the armband.Poor Spain's corner missed everyone, but Alba was out of the box. The defender's drive was deflected by Zakaria, giving Sommer no chance.Image: Jordi Alba celebrating after Spain beat Switzerland.It was a terrible twist for Zakaria who was there to replace suspended Swiss captain Granit Xhaka. The tournament saw Zakaria score the 10th own goal - more than any of the 15 previous editions combined.Switzerland's task became even more difficult on 22 minutes, when Embolo was injured in the hamstring. This forced boss Vladimir Petkovic to rethink his strategy. Spain dominated possession, and Cesar Azpilicueta shot a strong free header straight at Sommer, when he should be doing better.Image: Manuel Akanji challenges Alvaro Morata, Spain's Alvaro MorataNico Elvedi and Akanji were able to cross from corners later in half, but Spain won the second quickly. Half-time substitute Dani Olmo shot at Sommer while Alvaro Morata was flagging off.Set pieces seemed to be Switzerland's only hope of getting back in the game. Shaqiri tried an audacious shot from one corner before Zakaria narrowly missed from the other.Open play was their best moment when Steven Zuber shot at Unai Sin after some good work by sub Vargas. Clear chances were scarce, but they had a great chance until Spain.Image: Xherdan Shaqiri scored an equaliser in Switzerland's match against Spain's defenders Aymeric Lasporte and Pau Torres.Aymeric Laporte had enough time and space to handle a chipped pass forwards at the edge of his penalty box but his poor touch bounced off Pau Torres. Freuler was left with the ball in the box and had to square for Shaqiri to score his third goal of the tournament.Although the pair of centre-backs from Spain nearly got a reprieve soon after, they were unable convert a free kick into the Swiss box. Their opponents were reduced to just 10 men.Image: Remo Freuler, Switzerland was challenged to take on Gerard Moreno in Spain.Freuler's sliding tackle against Moreno was swift and his feet were slightly above the ground. While it was unlikely that this would have been punished in the past Michael Oliver quickly issued his red card and VAR remained with his decision.Spain was lacking in quality and couldn't make the advantage count during normal times. A tame Moreno shot at target was their only effort of note during the final stages of the 90-minutes. Alba's cross at extra-time brought about a poor miss from the six yard box.Spain's attacking intensity increased as 10-man Switzerland slowed down. Alba's shot was tipped over, Olmo attempted to deflect wide, Sommer saving from close range from Moreno, Oyarzabal twice in the second half of extra time.Spain continued to rain shots after the break on Sommer's goal, but Switzerland held firm. Ricardo Rodriguez came up with a brilliant block as Marcos Llorente appeared certain to score, forcing the tie to penalties.Spain struggled to score in the shootout. Busquets missed their sixth penalty in succession with his first strike against the post. However, three misses by the Swiss gave him and Rodri a reprieve, ending Luis Enrique's tournament to be remembered.Opta stats: Back to the penalty pain in Switzerland...Spain was eliminated from the European Championship match by a penalty shootout. This is more than any other country in the competition's history.All three matches in the knockout stage of Switzerland's European Championships match have been decided by penalties (also v Poland 2016 and France 2017).Denis Zakaria, Switzerland, was awarded the credit for scoring the 10th own goal at Euro 2020. This was more than all the previous 15 editions of Euro Championship finals (nine). Spain has also benefited from three of the 10 own goals (along with Martin Dbravka v Slovakia)Remo Freuler, a Swiss citizen, was awarded the sixth red card at Euro 2020. This is twice the number of red cards that were handed at the 2016 tournament (three). Only 2000 (10) or 1996 (7) have seen more red cards at any European Championship edition.Yann Sommer, Switzerland's goalkeeper, made 10 saves against Spain. This is the most saves by a goalkeeper for a knockout round match since Ivo Viktor made 15 saves in 1976 final v Germany. The Czechs won the match on penalties.Spain will face the winner of Italy vs Belgium in the semi-finals at Euro 2020 at Wembley, Tuesday 6 July.
