Overview
- The match resumed Tuesday at Het Kasteel after Sunday’s seven‑minute snow suspension, restarting with an NEC throw‑in under competition rules.
- Bruno Martins Indi gave Sparta the lead in the 64th minute before Koki Ogawa equalised with a 73rd‑minute header from a Kodai Sano delivery.
- NEC coach Dick Schreuder brought on three forwards—Koki Ogawa, Danilo and Youssef El Kachati—just before the leveller.
- Goalkeepers Gonzalo Crettaz and Joël Drommel made key saves, including efforts from Joshua Kitolano and Ahmetcan Kaplan, to keep the match level.
- Sparta remain fifth in the Eredivisie, while NEC move above Ajax on goal difference into third ahead of their league meeting on Saturday.