Utrecht and Zrinjski played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off tie on Thursday, 28 August 2025. The match kicked off at 18:00 UTC with French referee Benoît Bastien in charge. The score remained 0–0 at half-time and finished level, leaving the tie perfectly balanced ahead of the return fixture in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

For Utrecht, the draw at home was a missed opportunity. The Eredivisie side knew that securing a win at Stadion Galgenwaard would ...