BURNESIDE were left to rue their inability to make pressure count on the scoresheet after Windermere held them to a 2-2 draw on Saturday.

Windermere suffered a severe blow when losing player-manager Peter Whitehead with a pulled hamstring after 10 minutes.

For the rest of the first half, Burneside had better of the game, but it took a penalty to put them ahead after 35 minutes when a Windermere defender rashly handled a long free kick and Knowles sent the keeper the wrong way from the spot kick.

Five minutes later, Burneside left an attacker unmarked for Crawford to send over a pinpoint cross and Phil Gavin scored with a stooping header and Windermere went 2-1 up almost straight from the restart.

Found in space, Gavin chested the ball on for a strong run, but was brought down and the referee had no qualms about the penalty which Crawford dispatched.

Burneside replied with a sweeping attack - the best move of the match - from deep in their own half.

Full back Crosby retrieved a ball close to the corner-flag, squared it to Wilson who sent a 50-yard pass into O'Sullivan's path and he found McKnight who curled a shot over the keeper for the equaliser.

Neither side could produce a winner in a scrappy finish, although the best chance fell to Windermere when a Justin Kydd shot was cleared off the line.

Staveley United made it three league wins in a row with a goal in either half for a 2-0 win at Lunesdale.

The Lunesdale defence, led by Kevin Bousfield, did well to limit the Staveley forwards to a few direct attempts on goal, but Mark Donoghue hit a 20-yard shot that gave the keeper no chance 10 minutes before half time.

It was a more even second half, but Staveley clinched the points through Paul Hevey, who hammered home a half-cleared corner from close range.

Sedbergh Wanderers made Keswick sit up when they took the lead through an Andy Todd strike after 20 minutes, fired in from a tight angle at the near post.

Keswick replied with a 20-yard drive into the top corner to equalise and forced the ball in from close range for a 2-1 lead before half time.

After Keswick added a third early in the second half, the result was settled and though Sedbergh had plenty of possession, they could not threaten an upset.

There was an excellent exhibition for the neutrals when Appleby ran out 6-3 winners at Carvetii in a match of swinging fortunes.

Appleby went ahead through a Paul Kinnear header and Carvetii equalised from a Willie Paul free kick which went under the defensive wall as they jumped.

David Johnston restored Appleby's advantage when he made space from himself and sidefooted in off the post.

Carvetii then played outstanding football for quarter of an hour to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead.

A fine run by Tommy Prime ended with a cross for Clyde Harris to head home and Paul turned his marker by swivelling and shooting into the corner.

Appleby looked to be dead and buried but David Wharton scrambled in an equaliser at the second attempt to make it 3-3 and Carvetii went to pieces.

Appleby took their chances well and Kinnear twice punished defensive lapses and netted from Ross Martin's cross for a 6-3 win and keep his team unbeaten with five wins and two draws in seven matches.