Switzerland U-21 versus http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 U-21 – Under 21 European Championships: First half review (Part 1)
Spain and Switzerland took on each other in the final of the Under 21 European Championships in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884 at NRGi Park on 25th of June, 2011. Spain, the tournament favourites went with a very strong side in the pen-ultimate
match of the competition as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Domínguez-c5285 and Martin Montoya at full back positions.
In central defence, Botia and Didac Vila were tasked with keeping a clean sheet. In the middle of the park, Spain went with their traditional three man setup as Ander patrolled in front of the back four whilst Javi Martinez played
as Spain’s main playmaker. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Juan-c19640 Mata lined up alongside the likes of Adrian and Muniain.
On the other hand, Switzerland utilized a 4-4-2 formation which meant that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Philippe-Koch-c29946 and
Gaetano Berardi were deployed as Switzerland’s two wing backs. In the midfield region, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabian-Frei-c13103 started on a wide left position.
In central midfield, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Admir-Mehmedi-c3664 reunited to form a formidable offensive
partnership. Spain started the match as the brighter of the two teams and this was evident in the 2nd minute of the encounter when Javi http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martinez-c24468 slipped in a through ball for Adrian inside the Swiss penalty area.
The Deportivo La Coruna striker failed to hit the target with his final effort but he should’ve done better considering that he had a lot of time at his disposal. In the 8th minute, Spain were on the front foot once
again as they started to dictate the tempo of the match. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Switzerland-c3016 found it hard to keep pace with their opponents three man midfield and matters were complicated even further when Mata dropped back to play in his strike partner Muniain in a wide left position.
Muniain tried to cross the ball towards http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adrián-c3701 inside the Swiss penalty area but the Athletic Bilbao striker’s cross was easily cleared away by the Swiss defence as it was aimed at the near post rather than the far post where Klose
headed it away without any apparent difficulties.
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