John Carew has admitted he did not expect Norway to have it so easy in their 4-0 romp over Scotland.
Norway hit-man says it should have been 5-0
John Carew has admitted he did not expect Norway to have it so easy in their 4-0 romp against Scotland in Oslo.
George Burley's troops were expected to provide a stern test in their World Cup qualifier, but it proved to be a disappointing night for his side.
Scotland were giving as good as they got prior to Gary Caldwell's first-half dismissal, but it turned into a one-sided affair thereafter.
John Arne Riise broke the deadlock with Blackburn's Morten Gamst Pedersen scoring a crucial second on the stroke of half-time.
Erik Huseklepp made three before they controversially were denied another when Carew's close-range effort was deemed not to have crossed the line.
Villa ace Carew believes it was a goal, although the home side did add the icing on the cake in injury-time through Gamst Pedersen's second.
Easy
"We didn't expect it to be that easy," Carew conceded. "It was a good night for us, we had players in good shape and we did well.
"The referee gave yellow cards to both teams and he treated them the same way and it was a sending-off because there was a lot of pulling.
"And it could have been a direct red card for his (Gary Caldwell's) brother when he held me back and only got a yellow.
"It should also have been a penalty when he (Steven Caldwell) kicked my legs and the ball was well over the line so it was actually five-zero.
"If it was 0-0 and he hadn't allowed it then it would have been serious but it was not a problem.
"I still think Scotland have a chance of finishing second, as do we."
