Match ends, sc Heerenveen 0, Excelsior 3.

Second Half ends, sc Heerenveen 0, Excelsior 3.

Attempt missed. Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Siebe Horemans following a fast break.

Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Kian Fitz-Jim (Excelsior).

Attempt blocked. Simon Olsson (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anas Tahiri.

Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Sven Nieuwpoort.

Goal! sc Heerenveen 0, Excelsior 3. Troy Parrott (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kian Fitz-Jim following a fast break.

Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Kian Fitz-Jim.

Substitution, Excelsior. Kian Fitz-Jim replaces Cisse Sandra.

Foul by Pawel Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen).

Oscar Uddenäs (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt missed. Pelle van Amersfoort (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Köhlert with a cross.

Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card.

Arthur Zagre (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card.

Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Anas Tahiri replaces Luuk Brouwers.

Attempt blocked. Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thom Haye.

Corner, sc Heerenveen. Conceded by Siebe Horemans.

Attempt missed. Hussein Ali (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrik Wålemark.

Substitution, Excelsior. Oscar Uddenäs replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes because of an injury.

Substitution, Excelsior. Troy Parrott replaces Nikolas Agrafiotis.

Foul by Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen).

Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Simon Olsson (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Julian Baas (Excelsior).

Attempt saved. Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thom Haye with a cross.

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

Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Siebe Horemans (Excelsior).

Foul by Hussein Ali (sc Heerenveen).

Lazaros Lamprou (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Pelle van Amersfoort (sc Heerenveen).

Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Simon Olsson.

Patrik Wålemark (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior).

Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Hussein Ali replaces Denzel Hall.

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

Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Patrik Wålemark replaces Ché Nunnely.

Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Pawel Bochniewicz replaces Sven van Beek.

Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Denzel Hall.

Attempt missed. Pelle van Amersfoort (sc Heerenveen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Denzel Hall with a cross.

Pelle van Amersfoort (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).

Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Mats Köhlert (sc Heerenveen).

Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Redouan El Yaakoubi (Excelsior).

Offside, Excelsior. Stijn van Gassel tries a through ball, but Couhaib Driouech is caught offside.

Attempt missed. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Attempt saved. Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.

Osame Sahraoui (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).

Foul by Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).

Julian Baas (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Second Half begins sc Heerenveen 0, Excelsior 2.

Substitution, sc Heerenveen. Pelle van Amersfoort replaces Ion Nicolaescu.

First Half ends, sc Heerenveen 0, Excelsior 2.

Goal! sc Heerenveen 0, Excelsior 2. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech following a fast break.

Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.

Foul by Arthur Zagre (Excelsior).

Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt blocked. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.

Hand ball by Denzel Hall (sc Heerenveen).

Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Luuk Brouwers (sc Heerenveen).

Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Sven van Beek (sc Heerenveen).

Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen).

Offside, sc Heerenveen. Osame Sahraoui tries a through ball, but Ion Nicolaescu is caught offside.

GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

Offside, Excelsior. Redouan El Yaakoubi tries a through ball, but Couhaib Driouech is caught offside.

Goal! sc Heerenveen 0, Excelsior 1. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cisse Sandra.

Denzel Hall (sc Heerenveen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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

Foul by Denzel Hall (sc Heerenveen).

Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).

Ché Nunnely (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt blocked. Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cisse Sandra.

Attempt missed. Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.

Foul by Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior).

Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Simon Olsson (sc Heerenveen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

Hand ball by Thom Haye (sc Heerenveen).

Offside, sc Heerenveen. Simon Olsson tries a through ball, but Ion Nicolaescu is caught offside.

Foul by Nikolas Agrafiotis (Excelsior).

Syb van Ottele (sc Heerenveen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.