INGERLAND (2)

Andy Carroll isn't worth his transfer fee of £35 million, but he scored a cracking opening goal with his head, as Ingerland beat Sweden 3-2 in Kiev. One interesting fact is that before this evening, Sweden had never lost to Ingerland in anything other than a friendly. Yet despite letting a one-nil lead slip to one-two shortly after halftime, Theo Walcott injected much needed pace when he came on as substitute with thirty minutes left, scoring one and setting up the third for a narrow victory.

Ingerland's fans were their usual pasty selves on the terraces. After a victory at the stadium, I suspect they'll head downtown for more beer, and perhaps a bit of action.

Walter Blotscher