| 90' | The match has come to a close in Venlo. The final score is 0 - 0. | |
| 90' | FC Groningen's Ritsu Doan gets his shot away but it misses the target. | |
| 90' | Patrick Joosten is replacing Peter van Ooijen for VVV Venlo at Seacon Stadion - De Koel. | |
| 90' | Serdar Gozubuyuk will wait an extra 4 minutes before blowing the whistle to end the second half. | |
| 89' | The away team replace Ajdin Hrustic with Ahmad Mendes Moreira. | |
| 84' | FC Groningen make their second substitution with Mateo Cassierra replacing Mimoun Mahi. | |
| 82' | VVV Venlo are pushing forward but Tino-Sven Susic's finish is wide of the goal. | |
| 78' | Ritsu Doan (FC Groningen) is given an opening but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 77' | The away team have replaced Django Warmerdam with Michael Breij. This is the first substitution made today by Danny Buijs. | |
| 76' | Ralf Seuntjens is on a sub for Peniel Mlapa for VVV Venlo. | |
| 76' | FC Groningen drive forward but Mimoun Mahi is judged offside. | |
| 75' | VVV Venlo push upfield but Serdar Gozubuyuk quickly pulls them for offside. | |
| 73' | Ajdin Hrustic is booked for the away team. | |
| 72' | Maurice Steijn (VVV Venlo) is making a first substitution, with Damian van Bruggen replacing Evert Linthorst. | |
| 70' | Chris Kum has recovered and rejoins the match in Venlo. | |
| 69' | Sergio Padt is back on the pitch. | |
| 69' | Play has been resumed. | |
| 66' | Play has been interrupted briefly in Venlo to check on Chris Kum, who is grimacing with pain. | |
| 66' | Attention is being given to FC Groningen’s Sergio Padt and play has been suspended briefly. | |
| 64' | Tommie Van De Looi of FC Groningen smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though. | |
| 62' | VVV Venlo have been awarded a corner by Serdar Gozubuyuk. | |
| 61' | VVV Venlo push forward through Jay-Roy Jornell Grot, whose finish on goal is saved. | |
| 59' | Corner awarded to VVV Venlo. | |
| 58' | VVV Venlo's Peniel Mlapa gets in a shot but it is blocked by a FC Groningen defender. | |
| 57' | Peniel Mlapa gets his shot on target but fails to score for VVV Venlo. | |
| 57' | VVV Venlo push forward at Seacon Stadion - De Koel and Peniel Mlapa gets in a great header. The attempt is cleared by the FC Groningen defence. | |
| 57' | VVV Venlo's Peniel Mlapa goes close with his head but his effort is blocked. | |
| 56' | VVV Venlo have been awarded a corner by Serdar Gozubuyuk. | |
| 53' | Jonathan Opoku for VVV Venlo gets in a strike but fails to hit the target. | |
| 50' | In Venlo, VVV Venlo push forward quickly but are pulled up for offside. | |
| 46' | The second-half is now underway. | |
| 45' | FC Groningen push forward at Seacon Stadion - De Koel and Django Warmerdam gets in a strike. This is blocked, however, by a determined VVV Venlo defence. | |
| 45' | The ref's whistle signals the end of the first-half. | |
| 45' | 1 minutes will be added to the first half in Venlo. | |
| 45' | VVV Venlo are coming forward and Chris Kum gets in a strike, it misses the target, however. | |
| 44' | FC Groningen's Ritsu Doan looks ok and returns to the pitch. | |
| 43' | FC Groningen push upfield and Mimoun Mahi gets his head to the ball. The attempt is cleared by an alert VVV Venlo defence. | |
| 43' | The match is underway again. | |
| 43' | VVV Venlo's Jerold Promes has been booked in Venlo. | |
| 41' | Serdar Gozubuyuk waits before resuming play because Ritsu Doan for FC Groningen is still down. | |
| 38' | Jerold Promes (VVV Venlo) is first to the ball but his header is off-target. | |
| 35' | Corner awarded to FC Groningen. | |
| 34' | Ajdin Hrustic (FC Groningen) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence. | |
| 34' | Corner awarded to FC Groningen. | |
| 34' | FC Groningen have been awarded a corner by Serdar Gozubuyuk. | |
| 27' | Corner awarded to FC Groningen. | |
| 26' | At Seacon Stadion - De Koel, VVV Venlo are penalized for being offside. | |
| 20' | Jay-Roy Jornell Grot for the home team is judged to be offside. | |
| 20' | VVV Venlo's Peniel Mlapa gets in a shot on goal at Seacon Stadion - De Koel. But the effort is unsuccessful. | |
| 20' | VVV Venlo have been awarded a corner by Serdar Gozubuyuk. | |
| 20' | VVV Venlo's Peter van Ooijen is on target but unsuccessful. | |
| 13' | Ajdin Hrustic for FC Groningen drives towards goal at Seacon Stadion - De Koel. But the finish is unsuccessful. | |
| 12' | Chris Kum (VVV Venlo) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card. | |
| 12' | Moreno Rutten of VVV Venlo gets in a strike, but is off target. | |
| 10' | Corner awarded to FC Groningen. | |
| 8' | In Venlo, Ritsu Doan of FC Groningen is presented with a shooting opportunity. But the strike is blocked by the covering defence. | |
| 8' | FC Groningen have been awarded a corner by Serdar Gozubuyuk. | |
| 4' | VVV Venlo's Peniel Mlapa breaks free at Seacon Stadion - De Koel. But the strike goes wide of the post. | |
| 1' | Today's referee, Serdar Gozubuyuk, has blown to start the match. | |
| 6668 spectators have come along to Seacon Stadion - De Koel today. | ||
| Maurice Steijn and Danny Buijs have now revealed their starting line-ups. |