Opportunity lost. Sylla Sow from N.E.C. takes a right-footed shot from beyond the penalty area after a quick counter-attack, but it sails over the crossbar.

Lars Olden Larsen of N.E.C. has secured an offensive free kick.

Second Half ended - N.E.C. 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

Hamza El Dahri of Sparta Rotterdam has been shown a yellow card due to a foul.

Youri Baas of N.E.C. has successfully earned a defensive free kick.

Fouled by Hamza El Dahri - Sparta Rotterdam

Lars Olden Larsen from N.E.C. strikes the right post with a left-footed shot from the box's left flank. The assist comes from Tjaronn Chery, who set it up after a swift counterattack.

Opportunity squandered. Lasse Schöne from N.E.C. takes a shot with his right foot from beyond the box off a free kick, but it soars too high.

Pelle Clement of Sparta Rotterdam commits a foul.

Substitution - Sparta Rotterdam. Hamza El Dahri for Joshua Kitolano.

Koki Saito - Sparta Rotterdam - hits the left post with a shot with left foot from outside the box. Assist - Arno Verschueren.

Substitution - Sparta Rotterdam. Rayvien Rosario for Saïd Bakari.

Missed chance. Lars Olden Larsen - N.E.C. - shot with the head from the centre of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Youri Baas with a cross.

Fouled by Lars Olden Larsen - N.E.C.

Djevencio van der Kust - Sparta Rotterdam - won a free kick in defence.

Substitution - N.E.C.. Lars Olden Larsen for Kodai Sano.

Missed chance. Pelle Clement - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Mike Eerdhuijzen with a cross.

Koki Saito - Sparta Rotterdam - won a free kick on the left wing.

Fouled by Sylla Sow - N.E.C.

Sontje Hansen - N.E.C. - receive yellow card for a foul.

Joshua Kitolano - Sparta Rotterdam - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Sontje Hansen - N.E.C.

Corner - Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Bram Nuytinck.

Corner - Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Lasse Schöne.

New attacking attempt. Tjaronn Chery - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Youri Baas.

Fouled by Djevencio van der Kust - Sparta Rotterdam

Corner - N.E.C.. Conceded by Rick Meissen.

Kodai Sano - N.E.C. - won a free kick on the right wing.

Missed chance. Mees Hoedemakers - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high.

Substitution - Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement for Metinho.

Substitution - Sparta Rotterdam. Charles-Andreas Brym for Shunsuke Mito.

Substitution - N.E.C.. Lasse Schöne for Dirk Proper - injury.

Pause concluded. They are prepared to proceed.

Substitution - N.E.C.. Bram Nuytinck for Philippe Sandler.

Substitution - N.E.C.. Sylla Sow for Koki Ogawa.

Delay in match - N.E.C.

Missed chance. Koki Ogawa - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Kodai Sano with a head.

Corner - Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Philippe Sandler.

Tobias Lauritsen - Sparta Rotterdam - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Calvin Verdonk - N.E.C.

Fouled by Koki Saito - Sparta Rotterdam

Bart van Rooij - N.E.C. - won a free kick in defence.

New attacking attempt. Koki Saito - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Shunsuke Mito with a cross.

Substitution - N.E.C.. Sontje Hansen for Rober.

Missed chance. Rick Meissen - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Mike Eerdhuijzen with a head after corner.

Corner - Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.

New attacking attempt. Metinho - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner.

Corner - Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Rober.

Missed chance. Bart van Rooij - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high.

Shot blocked. Youri Baas - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Rober with a cross.

Fouled by Arno Verschueren - Sparta Rotterdam

Dirk Proper - N.E.C. - won a free kick in defence.

Missed chance. Shunsuke Mito - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with right foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Tobias Lauritsen.

Metinho - Sparta Rotterdam - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Koki Ogawa - N.E.C.

Joshua Kitolano - Sparta Rotterdam - won a free kick on the right wing.

Fouled by Kodai Sano - N.E.C.

Corner - Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Calvin Verdonk.

Missed chance. Koki Saito - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Metinho.

Metinho - Sparta Rotterdam - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Mees Hoedemakers - N.E.C.

Missed chance. Tjaronn Chery - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Youri Baas.

Substitution - Sparta Rotterdam. Rick Meissen for Bart Vriends.

Second Half starts N.E.C. 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

First Half ended - N.E.C. 2, Sparta Rotterdam 0.

Metinho - Sparta Rotterdam - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Koki Ogawa - N.E.C.

New attacking attempt. Calvin Verdonk - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Tjaronn Chery.

Joshua Kitolano - Sparta Rotterdam - receive yellow card.

Rober - N.E.C. - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Joshua Kitolano - Sparta Rotterdam

Bart Vriends - Sparta Rotterdam - receive yellow card.

Koki Ogawa - N.E.C. - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Bart Vriends - Sparta Rotterdam

Missed chance. Koki Saito - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left from a free kick.

New attacking attempt. Koki Saito - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the left is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Metinho.

Fouled by Dirk Proper - N.E.C.

Arno Verschueren - Sparta Rotterdam - won a free kick in defence.

Koki Ogawa - N.E.C. - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Bart Vriends - Sparta Rotterdam

Rober - N.E.C. - won a free kick in defence.

Fouled by Djevencio van der Kust - Sparta Rotterdam

Joshua Kitolano - Sparta Rotterdam - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Rober - N.E.C.

Another offensive move is underway. Joshua Kitolano of Sparta Rotterdam takes a shot with his right foot from beyond the box, but it's deflected to the left corner. The assist was provided by Koki Saito.

Corner kick awarded to Sparta Rotterdam. This was due to a defensive action by Calvin Verdonk.

Corner kick awarded to Sparta Rotterdam. Philippe Sandler is responsible for the concession.

Score! N.E.C. leads 2-0 against Sparta Rotterdam. Calvin Verdonk of N.E.C. makes it happen with a left-footed shot to the top right corner, all from a free kick.

Fouled by Metinho - Sparta Rotterdam

Rober from N.E.C. has successfully earned a free kick on the offensive end.

Goal! N.E.C. 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0. Dirk Proper - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assist - Mees Hoedemakers.

Attempt thwarted. Bart van Rooij of N.E.C. makes a left-footed shot from beyond the penalty area, but it's stopped. Koki Ogawa provides the assist.

Arno Verschueren of Sparta Rotterdam commits a foul.

Rober from N.E.C. has earned a defensive free kick.

Djevencio van der Kust of Sparta Rotterdam commits a foul.

Tjaronn Chery of N.E.C. has successfully secured a defensive free kick.

Arno Verschueren of Sparta Rotterdam commits a foul.

Metinho, representing Sparta Rotterdam, has earned an offensive free kick.

Rober from N.E.C. commits a foul.

Opportunity squandered. Koki Saito of Sparta Rotterdam failed to score with a right-footed shot from a short distance, the ball veering off to the left.

Another offensive effort. Sparta Rotterdam's Tobias Lauritsen attempts a header from the middle of the box, but it's deflected in the left corner. The assist came from Arno Verschueren with a cross.

Dirk Proper - N.E.C. - won a free kick on the left wing.

Missed chance. Dirk Proper - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high.

Kodai Sano - N.E.C. - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Joshua Kitolano - Sparta Rotterdam

Corner - N.E.C.. Conceded by Saïd Bakari.

Kodai Sano - N.E.C. - won a free kick in attack.

Fouled by Arno Verschueren - Sparta Rotterdam

Missed chance. Koki Ogawa - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Calvin Verdonk with a cross.

New attacking attempt. Dirk Proper - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Rober.

Missed chance. Rober - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed.

Shot blocked. Tjaronn Chery - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Rober with a head.

Missed chance. Kodai Sano - N.E.C. - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Bart van Rooij with a cross.

Corner - Sparta Rotterdam. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.

New attacking attempt. Tobias Lauritsen - Sparta Rotterdam - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.

Tobias Lauritsen of Sparta Rotterdam has earned an offensive free kick.

Calvin Verdonk from N.E.C. has committed a foul.

Missed chance. Mees Hoedemakers - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

Missed chance. Tjaronn Chery - N.E.C. - shot with left foot from outside the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Kodai Sano following a fast break.

Rober from N.E.C. has successfully secured a defensive free kick.

Metinho commits a foul - Sparta Rotterdam.