Utrecht’s goals came from David Min in the 39' via a penalty, and Victor Jensen in the 85'. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Zrinjski were reduced to ten men after Petar Mamić received his second yellow card of the match.

Zrinjski head coach Igor Štimac lined up the following team against Utrecht: Goran Karačić, Kerim Memija (56’ Marko Vranjković), Slobodan Jakovljević (76’ Ilija Mašić), Duje Dujmović, Petar Mamić, Igor Savić, Antonio Ivančić (76’ Borna Filipović), Karlo Abramović, Jakov Pranjić (63’ Matej Šakota), Leo Mikić, Nemanja Bilbija (64’ Tomislav Kiš).

The return leg will be played at Galgenwaard Stadium in Utrecht on Thursday, August 28, with kickoff at 20:00.