The opening half is underway...

Corner kick awarded to Excelsior after a defensive play by Alexandre Penetra.

Missed opportunity. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior attempted a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide.

Corner kick awarded to Excelsior after Mateo Chávez allowed the ball to go out.

Missed opportunity! Lewis Schouten from Excelsior attempted a kopbal from the center of the box but sent it wide to the left. The chance was set up by Gyan de Regt, who delivered a cross na een corner kick.

The attempt is thwarted. Weslley Patati from AZ fires a left-footed shot from close range, but it gets blocked. The setup for the shot came from Ro-Zangelo Daal.

Corner awarded to AZ after a foul by Lewis Schouten.

Alexandre Penetra from AZ committed a foul.

Noah Naujoks from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick in an offensive position.

Derensili Sanches Fernandes from Excelsior committed a foul.

Mateo Chávez from AZ earned a free kick in the defensive area.

The attempt on goal was thwarted. Jizz Hornkamp from AZ took a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it was blocked. The assist came from Rio Robbemond.

Ilias Bronkhorst from Excelsior committed a foul.

Ro-Zangelo Daal from AZ has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Corner kick awarded to Excelsior after a deflection off Rio Robbemond.

The attempt is thwarted. Derensili Sanches Fernandes from Excelsior fires a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Ilias Bronkhorst, who set him up met een kopbal.

Corner kick awarded to Excelsior after Alexandre Penetra allowed the ball to go out of play.

Opportunity wasted. Derensili Sanches Fernandes from Excelsior attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area that went just wide. The assist came from Noah Naujoks after a quick counterattack.

Mateo Chávez from AZ committed a foul.

Ilias Bronkhorst from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick on the right side of the field.

Corner kick awarded to Excelsior after Alexandre Penetra allowed the ball to go out of play.

Ilias Bronkhorst from Excelsior committed a handball.

Arthur Zagré commits a foul against Excelsior.

Weslley Patati from AZ has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Missed opportunity. Kasper Boogaard from AZ attempted a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide to the left.

Corner awarded to Excelsior after Alexandre Penetra allowed the ball to go out.

A fresh offensive push unfolds. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but Jeroen Zoet of AZ makes a save in de rechterbenedenhoek. The assist came from Derensili Sanches Fernandes.

The attempt on goal was thwarted. Noah Naujoks from Excelsior took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it was blocked. The assist came from Gyan de Regt, who set him up met een kopbal.

Noah Naujoks from Excelsior committed a foul.

Weslley Patati from AZ earned a free kick in the defensive area.

The attempt is thwarted. Derensili Sanches Fernandes from Excelsior takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Noah Naujoks.

The attempt is thwarted. Irakli Yegoian from Excelsior takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.

Doelpunt! Excelsior takes the lead, 1-0 against AZ. Ilias Bronkhorst from Excelsior fires a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, finding the top left corner of the net.

The first half has concluded with Excelsior leading AZ by a score of 1-0.

Substitution for AZ: Elijah Dijkstra comes on to replace Mateo Chávez.

Substitution for AZ: Isak Jensen vervangt Ro-Zangelo Daal.

Substitution for AZ: Isak Jensen comes on to replace Ro-Zangelo Daal.

The attempt on goal is thwarted. Derensili Sanches Fernandes from Excelsior takes a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Irakli Yegoian.

Fouled by Rio Robbemond of AZ.

Lewis Schouten from Excelsior earned a free kick on the right side of the field.

A fresh offensive move unfolds as Troy Parrott from AZ takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's expertly saved in de rechterbenedenhoek by Stijn van Gassel of Excelsior. The assist came from Ibrahim Sadiq.

Corner awarded to AZ after a defensive play by Stijn van Gassel.

A fresh offensive move unfolds. Ibrahim Sadiq from AZ takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but Stijn van Gassel, the goalkeeper for Excelsior, makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Jizz Hornkamp.

Substitution for AZ: Sven Mijnans vervangt Jizz Hornkamp.

Offside call against Excelsior. Gyan de Regt has been caught offside.

Another offensive effort underway. Sven Mijnans from AZ takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but Stijn van Gassel from Excelsior makes a save in the right corner. The assist came from Isak Jensen, who delivered a cross.

Another offensive push. Troy Parrott from AZ takes a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it's stopped by the goalkeeper.

Opportunity squandered. Sven Mijnans from AZ took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area that just went wide. The assist came from Ibrahim Sadiq.

Corner awarded to AZ after a play by Lennard Hartjes results in a defensive error.

Substitution for Excelsior: Jerolldino Bergraaf is coming on to replace Noah Naujoks.

Substitution for Excelsior: Simon Janssen vervangt Ilias Bronkhorst.

Lennard Hartjes from Excelsior earned a free kick in the defensive area.

Alexandre Penetra from AZ committed a foul.

Rio Robbemond of AZ has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.

Missed opportunity! Mexx Meerdink from AZ attempted a kopbal from the center of the penalty area but couldn't find the target.

Sven Mijnans from AZ has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Sven Mijnans from AZ earned a free kick in the defensive area.

Match is currently paused due to an injury to Rick Meissen from Excelsior.

The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.

Missed opportunity! Mexx Meerdink from AZ attempted a kopbal from the center of the box but sent it wide to the left. The cross was delivered by Kasper Boogaard.

Corner kick awarded to Excelsior after Alexandre Penetra allowed the ball to go out.

Substitution for Excelsior: Miliano Jonathans comes on to replace Derensili Sanches Fernandes.

Opportunity wasted. Lennard Hartjes from Excelsior headed the ball from close range na een corner kick, but it went off target.

Lewis Schouten from Excelsior committed a foul.

Troy Parrott of AZ has earned a free kick in the defensive area.

Another offensive effort underway. Mexx Meerdink from AZ takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it's stopped by the goalkeeper.

Corner awarded to AZ after Stijn van Gassel allowed the ball to go out.

Opportunity wasted. Ibrahim Sadiq of AZ attempted a kopbal from a challenging angle on the left side, coming very close to scoring. The assist was provided by Kasper Boogaard, who delivered a cross na een corner kick.

Match is currently on hold due to an injury to Lennard Hartjes from Excelsior.

The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.

Substitution for Excelsior: Adam Carlén comes on to replace Lennard Hartjes.

Substitution for Excelsior: Stan Henderikx is coming on to replace Lewis Schouten, who has been injured.

Mees de Wit from AZ committed a foul.

Miliano Jonathans from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Missed opportunity. Kasper Boogaard from AZ attempted a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area but sent it wide to the left. The assist came from Elijah Dijkstra.

The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.

Doelpunt! It's now Excelsior 1, AZ 1. Troy Parrott from AZ scores with a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, finding the center of the net. The assist came from Mees de Wit.

Mees de Wit from AZ committed a foul.

Miliano Jonathans from Excelsior has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.

Corner awarded to AZ after a foul by Simon Janssen.

Doelpunt! Excelsior 1, AZ 2. Alexandre Penetra of AZ scores met een kopbal from close range, directing the ball inin de rechterbovenhoek of the net. The assist came from Kasper Boogaard, who delivered a cross na een corner kick.

That's it! The match has concluded with Excelsior finishing at 1 and AZ taking the victory with 2 goals.

That's it! The match has concluded with Excelsior losing to AZ, final score 1-2.