Schjelderup irked at end of Norway-Portugal; Benfica winger fumed | OneFootball

Andreas Schjelderup was one of the main attractions of Norway - Portugal, and the Benfica winger was naturally far from happy after the clash with the national team. The Norwegian playmaker lamented the lack of efficiency in Oslo, the capital of the Nordic country.

"It was a difficult game against a very good Portuguese team. We caused them a lot of problems, but we should have scored more goals. We’re a little disappointed with the result", he told Sport TV.

Asked about the main source of problems against Portugal, the 22-year-old footballer ended up turning the question back to Norway. "They have a lot of quality all over the pitch. Player for player, they are all world-class. We have to give extra both defensively and offensively. They only created one chance in the first half and scored straight away. They have a lot of quality and defend well. But we have to take our chances, otherwise we get punished", he stressed.

What leaves no room for doubt for Schjelderup is that the final score should have been different. "It wasn’t fair. The three points should have gone to us. The statistics showed that we were a little unlucky", he concluded.

Schjelderup - who was advised to leave Benfica - also spoke to RTP about Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence from the starting eleven, as he was on the bench behind Gonçalo Ramos. "I expected Ronaldo to play, but the team has other very good players who punished us today", he said.

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