An Tochar spring a big surprise against Newtown

AN TOCHAR sprung one of the big surprises in Div. 1a of the League when they travelled to Newtown on Tuesday of last week and beat the home team to collect a very valuable brace of points

An Tochar started very well with a point from Conor Davis after only two minutes Liam Kenna added another after five minutes Stefan Collier added a point midway through the half before Newtown scored a goal to level the score

Liam Kenna scored a point and Newtown levelled again with about five minutes to play

A goal from Ger Byrne and two points from Conor Davis left the halftime score Newtown 1.01 An Tochar 1.06

An Tochar scored the first point of the second half, Conor Davis sending over from a difficult angle

Newtown scored four points without reply to reduce the gap to two points

Conor Davis pointed a free and Newtown scored the last two points of the game Final score: Newtown 1-07, An Tochar 1-08. Good performances for An Tochar by Conor Davis Ciaran Crowley Sean Davis and Liam Kenna

Newtown: Peter Byrne;Gavin Kenny, Sean Davis, George Power; Joe Gaffney, Eoin Mulraine, Eoghan Marah; Peter O'Toole, Bill Halligan; Ciaran Crowley, Liam Gaffney, Ger Byrne; Stefan Collier, Conor Davis, Liam Kenna. Sub used: Noel Brady for Stefan Collier.