SWITZERLAND GOES HOME England through penalties to the semi-finals of EURO 2024.

(Patria) - The penultimate quarter-final match of the UEFA European Championship between England and Switzerland has concluded.

The English were the ones who started more offensively from the beginning, which is certainly a change compared to their previous matches at EURO 2024.

However, we had to wait until the 16th minute for the first real excitement when the English appealed for a penalty after a challenge on Harry Kane, but the main referee did not react, writes scsport.

The rest of the first half was characterized by uninspired play from both teams, mostly in midfield, so there were no real chances.

Only at the very end, in the last minute of the first half, did we see some excitement. Saka set up Mainoo, but Xhaka intervened at the last moment and saved Switzerland.

The first chance in the second half came in the 51st minute when Embolo took the first shot on target of the match, but his attempt was saved by Pickford. The Swiss were somewhat more effective at the start of the second half, but far from capitalizing on it with a goal.

From their first real next chance in the second half, Switzerland took the lead. In the 75th minute, Embolo scored to make it 1-0 and a huge celebration for the numerous Swiss fans in Dusseldorf.

Their joy, however, did not last long. Four minutes later, Saka beat the Swiss goalkeeper with a beautiful goal from over 20 meters to equalize.

In the 88th minute, we saw an excellent chance for Eze, but after a good solo run down the left flank, he shot poorly.

In the last minute of added time, which was three minutes, the Swiss had an excellent opportunity to secure victory. Schar crossed, and Embolo took the ball off his teammate's head; in the follow-up, Zuber shot over the goal. After that, the final whistle blew, and the match went into extra time.

In the first period of extra time, Rice's attempt in the 95th minute is noteworthy, but Sommer saved his shot, as did Bellingham's in the 102nd minute, but he also failed to beat the Swiss goalkeeper.

The second period of extra time brought no excitement until the 117th minute when Shaqiri hit the crossbar directly from a corner, missing another good opportunity for his team.

The match was decided by a penalty shootout, where the English footballers proved more adept, winning 5-3 to advance to the next round of the competition.

They will play the winner of the last quarter-final match in the semi-finals on Wednesday, July 10, at 9:00 PM.

The last quarter-final match is being played tonight at 9:00 PM in Berlin, where the Netherlands and Turkey will face each other.

UEFA European Championship, quarter-finals:

England 1:1 Switzerland (Saka 79’ – Embolo 75’) (5:3 after penalties)