Fabian Ruiz Leads Spain To A Decisive 4-1 Win Over Switzerland In Nations League

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Fabian Ruiz's double helped 10-man Spain secure a decisive 4-1 victory over Switzerland in the Nations League on a rainy night in Geneva. Joselu opened the scoring after just four minutes, connecting with Lamine Yamal's precise cross to flick the ball goalwards. The goal was confirmed after some controversy as Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kobel believed he had stopped it before it crossed the line.

Switzerland thought they had an immediate response three minutes later, but Becir Omeragic's goal was ruled out for handball in the build-up. Instead, Spain doubled their lead on 12 minutes when Fabian Ruiz powered home the rebound from Nico Williams' parried shot. The Swiss were handed a lifeline as Robin Le Normand received a straight red card for bringing down Breel Embolo, who was through on goal.

Zeki Amdouni rattled the crossbar from the resultant free-kick. Amdouni did find the net to bring scores level just before half-time, sweeping home Embolo's flick-on from a corner after finding himself unmarked at the back post. He nearly had a brace after the restart, but it was ruled out for a foul in the build-up.

Despite being down to ten men, Spain continued to press forward. Fabian Ruiz secured his second goal of the match by tucking away at the far post in the 77th minute against the run of play. Ferran Torres added further gloss to Spain's performance with another goal.

The writing was on the wall early for Switzerland, who have not won any of their last eight matches after conceding first in the Nations League. Spain, on the other hand, are undefeated in their last five matches when they have scored first in this competition.

Spain's Impressive Streak

This result means that excluding friendlies, Spain are now unbeaten for 17 matches in all competitions (W15 D2). It is their best unbeaten run under a single manager since Vicente del Bosque was in charge in June 2013.