Gabi Kanichowsky and Ferencváros are through to the next round of Europa League qualifying after a controlled 3–0 home win over Vojvodina sealed a 5–1 aggregate victory. The Israeli midfielder started at Groupama Arena and played 61 minutes before Elton Acolatse came on, giving Robbie Keane's side another hour of continuity in a tie that never looked unstable.
The platform had already been laid in Novi Sad, where Ferencváros won the first leg 2–1. Any lingering doubt disappeared before half-time in the return: the Hungarian champions scored twice inside the opening 34 minutes to lead 4–1 on aggregate at the break, then added a third after the interval to close out the tie in comfortable fashion.
Kanichowsky's selection carries weight beyond the simple appearance count. European qualifiers tend to reward midfielders who can keep the ball moving without slowing the attack, especially against opponents forced to chase a deficit, and his 61 minutes came during the phase in which Ferencváros established and protected control — not as a late cameo once qualification was already secure.
FC Twente await in the next round. The Dutch club have confirmed the first leg will be played at De Grolsch Veste on Thursday, 23 July, with the return in Budapest on Thursday, 30 July. Kick-off times remain subject to the competition schedule, but the sequence is set: Ferencváros travel first and will hold home advantage for the decisive second leg.
That order sets up a different kind of test. Vojvodina had arrived in Budapest needing to overturn a first-leg deficit; Twente enter level and will get to shape the opening match on their own ground. Ferencváros will need to make progress under pressure as well as control territory, and Kanichowsky's ability to offer a passing option between the lines could matter more against a side with sharper pressing.
There is also a rhythm question to watch. Kanichowsky has now started both legs of the European campaign, banking competitive minutes early in the season, but the turnaround is tight — the first Twente match arrives just a week after the Vojvodina return, leaving little time for anything beyond recovery and opponent-specific preparation.
For Israeli followers, the tie is the first concrete European marker of Kanichowsky's new chapter: two wins, five goals scored on aggregate, and the midfielder involved from kickoff in both matches. Twente will pose a sterner challenge, but the route there is confirmed, and Kanichowsky arrives as part of the working first-team structure rather than a peripheral addition.
