FOOTBALL: Appleby found Kendal County too strong them in the Talbot Insurance Westmorland League on Saturday, and went down 4-2.

Appleby went 1-0 up after 20 minutes when a County defender turned a John Coward cross into his own net under pressure from Tony Johnson.

County equalised shortly afterwards, Craig Nelson's slip allowing a forward in to score, and the home side fell 3-1 behind when failing to clear a cross on the stroke of half time.

Appleby rallied in the second half and produced the best goal of the game, a four-man move down the left ending with Ben Greenhow sidefooting home.

However, County took the match beyond Jock Nugent's men when a deflected shot beat goalkeeper Paul Crawford.

Appleby Reserves lost 4-1 to Shap in Division 3 with Paul Kinnear scoring the consolation Results Division 1: Ambleside Utd 3, Carleton Rovers 1; Appleby 2, Kendal County 4; Coniston 2, Sedbergh Wanderers 2; Ibis 3, Keswick 1; Staveley Utd 1, Kendal Town Res 3.

Division 2: Dent 3, Keswick Res 1; Endmoor KGR 3, Kirkoswald 4; Greystoke 1, Kendal Celtic 0; Lunesdale Utd 2, Wetheriggs Utd Res 3; Victoria SC 0, Kendal County Res 2 (abandoned at half time).

Division 3: Braithwaite 3, Ambleside Utd Res 3; Burneside Res 0, Carvetii Utd 6; Grasmere 2, Ibis Res 1; Shap 4, Appleby Res 1.

Division 4: Carvetii Utd Res 2, Staveley Utd Res 3; Kendal Celtic Res 1, Lunesdale Utd Res 4; Penrith Utd 2, Shap Res; Windermere SC A 5, Dent Res 2.