John Carew scored and got a valuable 90 minutes under his belt as Norway signed off their UEFA EURO 2012 campaign with a 3-1 home victory against Cyprus.
With Norway having finished behind Denmark and Portugal in their group, Carew was hoping a good performance would stand him good stead personally as well as giving the Norwegian fans something to cheer.
In Oslo, Morten Gamst Pedersen opened the scoring before Carew struck just after the half-hour mark. Cyprus pulled one back before Tom Hogli made it three in the second half.
Carew's confidence was already up after his first Hammers goal off the bench in the 2-2 draw away to Crystal Palace before the international break and he is eager to get a starting berth at home to Blackpool this Saturday.
While away with his country, the 91-times capped Carew has pledged to extend his national-team career and will help Norway in their attempt to reach the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil when qualifying begins next year.
"I would like to play as long as I am still involved in football," he told Norwegian media, although is also mindful that coach Egil Olsen has said he intends to only pick those players turning out regularly for their club sides.
Elsewhere, Marek Stech played the full 90 minutes for Czech Republic as they won 1-0 in Wales in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.