Canaries Prevent Redditch From Going Joint-Top

However, Monday night`s 1-0 win over a Redditch United outfit who were looking to move to joint top of the table with a win at Top Field, lifted the Canaries to thirteenth place and ended a run of two successive away defeats.

It has seemed that last season`s disappointment for Hitchin was taking time to evaporate, while the visiting Reds, in contrast, travelled to Hertfordshire on the back of three successive wins, including a 9-1 battering of Evo-Stik South, West strugglers Bishops Cleeve in the BigFreeBet.com Cup.

What proved to be the only goal of the game came just 3 minutes after an entertaining opening half which was hampered by very strong winds.

Jonny McNamara slipped past Redditch defender Gowan Stares before hammering an effort that flew past `keeper Ethan Ross.
Redditch`s in-form Dior Angus came close to levelling around the hour-mark, firstly being thwarted by Hitchin `keeper Michael Johnson and then shooting side from a narrow angle.

But the Canaries held firm, and almost added gloss to their performance when sub Jack Green missed a great opportunity to make it 2-0 in the dying seconds of the game.

By Steve Whitney