Aitana Bonmati shined with a brilliant performance, scoring two goals and providing two assists, as Spain cruised to a 5-1 victory over Switzerland at Eden Park on Saturday, securing their place in the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup for the first time in their history.
Bonmati set the tone early in the last-16 clash in Auckland, opening the scoring for Spain, only to be matched by a spectacular own goal from Laia Codina, which leveled the score. Undeterred, Alba Redondo restored Spain’s lead, and Bonmati added another to make it 3-1. Codina redeemed herself with a goal, making it 4-1 before the halftime whistle. In the second half, Jennifer Hermoso added the fifth goal, delighting the 43,217 spectators in attendance, setting a new record crowd for a football match in New Zealand.
