The BiH champions hosted Greek Panathinaikos in Banja Luka, with the match ending in a 1:1 draw. The visitors took the lead via Tasos Bakasetas in the 11th minute, but Borac equalized in the 50th minute, thanks to Đorđe Despotović.

Borac's lineup: Damjan Šiškovski, Marko Vukčević (67' Zoran Kvržić), Bart Meijers, Jurich Carolina, Sebastian Herera, Sandi Ogrinec, Dino Skorup (67' Boban Nikolov), Stefan Savić (88' David Čavić), Enver Kulašin, Nikola Srećković (77' Damir Hrelja), Đorđe Despotović (88' Stefan Marčetić), coach: Mladen Žižović

Borac will travel to Nicosia to face APOEL in the second round on October 24 at 18:45.