Basically, Manchester United scored early in the first half and hang on to win 1-0 and my Draw bet went tits-up. Desperately trying to recover at least the stake money I placed a 2-0 correct score bet with 30 minutes to go. At the time this seemed like a good idea. However, it just increased my losses and considerably reduced my overall bank. Profit and loss for this week is looking grim and I'm really in need of a few green books.

I guess that's the way things go, win some, lose some and hope to get a profit at some stage.

UEFA Cup Semi-Finals (Both Matches Live on ITV 4)

Today's In-Play Football starts at 17:30 with Ukrainian rivals Dinamo Kiev v Shakhtar playing in the UEFA Cup semi-final first leg.

Dynamo are 12 points clear of Shakhtar in the domestic table with the Premier League title within their grasp. Shakhtar have little chance of winning a Champions League place, so this match is about all they have left to win this season.

Shakhtar have five players at risk of collecting a second yellow card which would rule them out of the second leg. This along with playing away should make them approach the game with caution defending in depth and probably try to nick a late goal.

Dynamo absolutely destroyed in-form French side Paris St Germain to reach the last four and will no doubt approach this game in a similar manner.

My Crystal Bollixs predict 2-0, but be warned the old well worn bollixs have been wrong most of this week.

Here's the In-Play list for today and my two bets that have already been matched along with a low stake double with a big payout:

17:30 Dinamo Kiev v Shakhtar
Two bets on this match:
2 - 0 Odds 10 Stake £5.00 Profit £45.00
Over 1.5 Goals Odds 1.51 Stake £20.00 Profit £10.20

18:00 Brann v Lillestrom
18:15 Landskrona v Atvidabergs
19:00 Man Utd Reserves v Sunderland Reserves
19:30 Stevenage v Cambridge

19:45 W Bremen v Hamburg

I'll probably have a bet on this all German affair, but it will depend on how the Dinamo - Shakhtar game turns out.

2 Selections Chosen
1 Dinamo Kiev v Shakhtar - Correct Score (Backing 2 - 0 @ 8.91)
2 W Bremen v Hamburg - Correct Score (Backing 2 - 0 @ 10.54)

Doubles
Selections 1 and 2 Odds 93.99 Stake £2.00 Potential win £185.98

23:15 Boca Juniors v Deportivo Tachira
23:15 Guarani (Par) v Deportivo Cuenca
23:30 Vasco da Gama v Icasa
01:30 Nacional (Uru) v Nacional (Par)
01:30 River Plate v Uni San Martin