Match ends, Sparta Rotterdam 4, Excelsior 2.

Second Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 4, Excelsior 2.

Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 4, Excelsior 2. Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Metinho with a through ball following a fast break.

Attempt blocked. Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Attempt missed. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Koki Saito.

Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym is caught offside.

Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Noah Naujoks.

Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Siebe Horemans (Excelsior).

Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Richie Omorowa (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card.

Attempt saved. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn.

Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Mike Eerdhuijzen.

Attempt blocked. Richie Omorowa (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Substitution, Excelsior. Mimeirhel Benita replaces Kik Pierie.

Attempt saved. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lazaros Lamprou with a cross.

Foul by Shunsuke Mito (Sparta Rotterdam).

Oscar Uddenäs (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Arno Verschueren is caught offside.

Attempt missed. Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).

Substitution, Excelsior. Richie Omorowa replaces Arthur Zagré.

Substitution, Excelsior. Noah Naujoks replaces Cisse Sandra.

Foul by Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam).

Cisse Sandra (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym replaces Tobias Lauritsen.

Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).

Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 3, Excelsior 2. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koki Saito with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Casper Widell.

Attempt blocked. Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shunsuke Mito.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Substitution, Excelsior. Lazaros Lamprou replaces Couhaib Driouech because of an injury.

Substitution, Excelsior. Oscar Uddenäs replaces Lance Duijvestijn.

Delay in match because of an injury Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).

Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Couhaib Driouech.

Offside, Excelsior. Troy Parrott is caught offside.

Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Metinho replaces Jonathan de Guzmán.

Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Rick Meissen replaces Bart Vriends.

Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Shunsuke Mito replaces Pelle Clement.

Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam).

Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).

Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).

Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam).

Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Delay in match because of an injury Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).

Foul by Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam).

Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Joshua Kitolano (Sparta Rotterdam).

Casper Widell (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam).

Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Second Half begins Sparta Rotterdam 2, Excelsior 2.

First Half ends, Sparta Rotterdam 2, Excelsior 2.

Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Kik Pierie (Excelsior).

Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Siebe Horemans (Excelsior).

Attempt saved. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arno Verschueren.

Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Saïd Bakari.

Offside, Sparta Rotterdam. Djevencio van der Kust is caught offside.

Attempt blocked. Cisse Sandra (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn.

Attempt missed. Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.

Attempt saved. Koki Saito (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Foul by Lance Duijvestijn (Excelsior).

Jonathan de Guzmán (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 2, Excelsior 2. Tobias Lauritsen (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.

Attempt blocked. Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koki Saito.

Corner, Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Kik Pierie.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).

Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Saïd Bakari replaces Django Warmerdam.

Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, Excelsior 2. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen.

Troy Parrott (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam).

Attempt blocked. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Foul by Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam).

Cisse Sandra (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Arno Verschueren (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koki Saito with a through ball.

Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Excelsior 2. Lance Duijvestijn (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.

Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).

Troy Parrott (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, Excelsior 1. Kik Pierie (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Arno Verschueren.

Troy Parrott (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam).

Attempt blocked. Cisse Sandra (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lance Duijvestijn with a through ball.

Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Arthur Zagré (Excelsior).

Attempt saved. Pelle Clement (Sparta Rotterdam) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan de Guzmán.

Foul by Lance Duijvestijn (Excelsior).

Bart Vriends (Sparta Rotterdam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.