Soccer-Spain conquer penalty demons to reach semis against gallant Swiss

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Quarter Final - Switzerland v Spain - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - July 2, 2021 Spain's Jordi Alba, Thiago, Mikel Oyarzabal, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Moreno celebrate during a penalty shootout Pool via REUTERS/Kirill Kudryavtsev

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) -Spain suffered more penalty jitters but squeezed past Switzerland 3-1 in an error-strewn shootout to reach the Euro 2020 semi-finals on Friday after their battling opponents clung to a 1-1 draw despite going down to ten men.

The three-times European champions' keeper Unai Simon saved from Switzerland's Manuel Akanji and Fabian Schar while Ruben Vargas hammered his shot over the bar.