Dekani vs Arges Pitesti

Argeș needed just 18 minutes to break the deadlock. Patrick Dulcea opened the scoring with a well-taken finish, before Nigerian-born forward Mike Idowu doubled the lead five minutes later in the 23rd minute.

Ricardo Matos made it 3-0 in the 33rd minute, and Argeș carried that commanding advantage into half-time.

Idowu struck again early in the second half, completing his brace in the 53rd minute to round off the scoring at 4-0.

Dulcea's 18th-minute opener set the tone, but the match was effectively decided in a 10-minute first-half spell. After Argeș struck twice between the 18th and 23rd minutes, Dekani — a club from the Slovenian lower divisions — had no realistic route back. The match was 3-0 by the 33rd minute and the second half became a formality.

Mike Idowu — The forward was the standout player of the match with a brace (23', 53'). His movement and finishing caused persistent problems for the Dekani defence throughout.

Patrick Dulcea — Opened the scoring in the 18th minute and was a constant threat from the left flank in the first half.

Ricardo Matos — Scored the third goal (33') and linked well with Idowu and Dulcea in a fluid front three.

Head coach Bogdan Andone rotated his entire squad in the second half, a standard pre-season approach that gave minutes to every member of the travelling party.

The 4-0 scoreline and the 3-0 half-time lead tell a story of first-half dominance followed by controlled management in the second period. Argeș scored four goals from open play without reply, and while no detailed xG or possession data is published for this friendly, the match timeline suggests Argeș created clear-cut chances at regular intervals. Three goals inside the opening 33 minutes point to sharp attacking transitions — precisely the kind of sharpness Andone will have wanted to see before the team returns to Romania.

Argeș completed their Slovenia training camp with a perfect record: a 2-0 win over Serbian side FK Čukarički, a 5-2 victory against Albanian club KF Vllaznia Shkodër on 29 June, and this 4-0 win over Dekani on 2 July. The team returns to Romania on 3 July ahead of the 2026-27 Liga II season.

Dekani face an ongoing pre-season schedule as they prepare for their Slovenian domestic campaign.

Argeș were in a different class from the first whistle. Three goals in the opening 33 minutes underlined their attacking intent, and the 4-0 margin was a fair reflection of the gap in quality between a Romanian second-tier side with top-flight ambitions and a Slovenian lower-league opponent. Andone's squad rotation in the second half was a sensible pre-season move, but the first-choice XI looked sharp and well-drilled for the season ahead.