OffsAIde
·17 February 2026
Ogawa's header earns NEC Nijmegen a point and third place

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·17 February 2026

Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 NEC Nijmegen at Het Kasteel, a draw that lifts NEC to third in the Eredivisie.
In the 64th minute Bruno Martins Indi swept in after Marvin Young recycled a corner to put Sparta ahead.
After a triple change on 68 minutes, NEC levelled when Koki Ogawa glanced in Kodai Sano's teasing delivery (73.).
Joel Drommel tipped over Ahmetcan Kaplan's close range header as NEC pushed from another Sano cross (78.).
Sparta registered five shots on target and eight corners. NEC produced five efforts on target and controlled 58.9% possession.









































