Canaries return home empty handed after narrow defeat at Berkhamsted

AWAY troubles continue for the Canaries, writes by Joe Mathieson.

Barwell made the trip to the Home Counties to take on Berkhamsted and got off to a bright start, the opening chance of the game coming after seven minutes when Brady Hickey’s low shot was pushed wide by the home goalkeeper but nothing came of the following corner.

Barwell kept the early pressure up but didn’t break the deadlock until just before the break when Jahvan Davidson-Miller made the most of some miscommunication by the defence to flick past the keeper for 1-0 right on the stroke of half time

The second half got off to a disaster start for Barwell, the hosts pulling themselves level after 47 minutes, a good free kick fell to Luke Massingham who smashed his shot into the top corner.

Berkhamsted went ahead on 74 minutes, a short corner routine allowed Thomas Newman to cross into the box, but his ball was misjudged by Brook and bounced into the far corner.

Things could have gone from bad to worse for Barwell when Ruben Freeman was judged to have tripped the Berkhamsted striker in the box but Will Brook redeemed himself by saving the following penalty and then forcing the follow up shot wide.

With 78 minutes played Aksum White entered the field of play replacing Freeman and was called into almost immediate action when the home side found themselves one on one with Brook who made himself big but the ball was chipped over him, but White was there to track back and hook the ball away.

Barwell knocked on the door with some late set pieces causing trouble for the Berkhamsted defence but the Canaries left empty handed.

Barwell return to LE9 this weekend for their final home game against Redditch United.