NEC steal point in 97th minute from Champions League six-pointer against Feyenoord

[p]Prior to Sunday's six-pointer, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a] were just one point apart, with the latter in second place and set to secure a direct ticket to the League Phase of next year's UEFA Champions League.[/p][p]With [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moussa-anis-hadj/0vqEKboE/"]Anis Hadj Moussa[/a] back in Feyenoord's starting XI and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sterling-raheem/pfm9avwi/"]Raheem Sterling[/a] dropped for full debutant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-den-elshout-tobias/l6G2zW1C/"]Tobias van den Elshout[/a], the two sides started evenly as both NEC and Feyenoord created mere minor chances in the first 15 minutes.[/p][p][b]Eredivisie top scorer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ueda-ayase/8Ssd0upn/"]Ayase Ueda[/a] broke the game open, showcasing his aerial prowess with a delightful header from Hadj Moussa's corner that put Feyenoord up one inside 20 minutes.[/b][/p][embed guid="cdee501f-00c7-4e4f-bf33-99c25321de02" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2043313411107312093?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The hosts took over from there, but failed to break Feyenoord's lead as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kaplan-ahmetcan/2giqPCQl/"]Ahmetcan Kaplan[/a] missed a header and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/linssen-brian/hxOWVXZo/"]Bryan Linssen[/a] failed to convert from the counter. [/p][p]After Ueda and Hadj Moussa failed to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alejandro-gonzalo/Moj39S61/"]Gonzalo Crettaz[/a] to double Feyenoord's lead, NEC's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nejasmic-darko/jgQESuEq/"]Darko Nejasmic[/a] created more danger from a corner, but he, too, couldn't change the 1-0 scoreline in Nijmegen.[/p][p]A spectacular final 10 minutes saw NEC pile up the pressure and get a dream chance for former Feyenoord striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/danilo/pb0nlG2J/"]Danilo Pereira[/a], who received the ball after a friendly bounce, but fired it over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wellenreuther-timon/0tN8bFmr/"]Timon Wellenreuther[/a]'s bar as the clock started to run out of minutes.[/p][embed guid="2b0a88c3-cf87-4ba1-8c59-e2bf66b6ef1c" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2043337538862002257?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Danilo got his revenge in the end, half-volleying a cross from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ouaissa-sami/UsLzacGG/"]Sami Ouaissa[/a] in Wellenreuther's bottom corner to even the score in the 97th minute and keep NEC alive and well in the fight for second place.[/b][/p][p]The draw kept the gap between second-placed Feyenoord and chasers NEC at one point with four games to go. Feyenoord have next week off as NEC and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a] play the KNVB Beker final in Rotterdam on Sunday, April 19th.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/feyenoord-8zjySeoN/nijmegen-nRluRF0T/?mid=QuZ6ponB"]Check the full match statistics on Flashscore[/a][/b][/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="4a143650-3f81-4367-b3b5-3291416a696c" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="415c2159-fc1d-421f-b18f-decaecfe3b6d" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /]