Excelsior – AZ Alkmaar

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Attempt saved. Peer Koopmeiners (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reda Kharchouch.

Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Hobie Verhulst.

Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.

Offside, AZ. Sam Beukema tries a through ball, but Jesper Karlsson is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Kenzo Goudmijn (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reda Kharchouch.

Goal! Excelsior 0, AZ 1. Jens Odgaard (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.

Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (AZ).

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

Foul by Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior).

Pantelis Hatzidiakos (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.

Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Kerkez with a cross.

Foul by Julian Baas (Excelsior).

Jordy Clasie (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Odgaard with a headed pass.

Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).

Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Corner, AZ. Conceded by Nathangelo Markelo.

Attempt saved. Nathangelo Markelo (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Couhaib Driouech.

Attempt saved. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.

Goal! Excelsior 1, AZ 1. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.

Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (Excelsior).

Jordy Clasie (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Goal! Excelsior 1, AZ 2. Dani de Wit (AZ) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.

Attempt missed. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Baas with a cross.

Goal! Excelsior 1, AZ 3. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.

Foul by Milos Kerkez (AZ).

Nathangelo Markelo (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (AZ) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.

Foul by Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior).

Sam Beukema (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First Half ends, Excelsior 1, AZ 3.

Second Half begins Excelsior 1, AZ 3.

Substitution, Excelsior. Maxime Awoudja replaces Serano Seymor.

Attempt blocked. Couhaib Driouech (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Attempt saved. Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenzo Goudmijn.

Offside, AZ. Hobie Verhulst tries a through ball, but Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.

Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).

Reda Kharchouch (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Maxime Awoudja (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hobie Verhulst.

Attempt missed. Dani de Wit (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

Attempt saved. Siebe Horemans (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners.

Corner, AZ. Conceded by Norbert Alblas.

Corner, AZ. Conceded by Siebe Horemans.

Corner, AZ. Conceded by Redouan El Yaakoubi.

Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross following a corner.

Attempt blocked. Sam Beukema (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Substitution, Excelsior. Joshua Eijgenraam replaces Peer Koopmeiners.

Substitution, AZ. Håkon Evjen replaces Jens Odgaard.

Substitution, Excelsior. Marouan Azarkan replaces Couhaib Driouech.

Substitution, AZ. Myron van Brederode replaces Jesper Karlsson.

Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Lazaros Lamprou.

Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Myron van Brederode.

Goal! Excelsior 1, AZ 4. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.

Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.

Substitution, Excelsior. Nikolas Agrafiotis replaces Reda Kharchouch.

Offside, AZ. Dani de Wit tries a through ball, but Milos Kerkez is caught offside.

Foul by Nathangelo Markelo (Excelsior).

Milos Kerkez (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Milos Kerkez because of an injury.

Substitution, AZ. Riechedly Bazoer replaces Jordy Clasie.

Substitution, AZ. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Dani de Wit.

Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AZ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a cross.

Corner, AZ. Conceded by Maxime Awoudja.

Corner, AZ. Conceded by Julian Baas.

Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, AZ 4.

Match ends, Excelsior 1, AZ 4.