PHOTO: Kevin Doyle shows off gruesome gash after Ireland friendly
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Colorado Rapids forward Kevin Doyle had to be withdrawn in the 27th minute of his homeland Ireland's 1-0 friendly defeat of Switzerland on Friday after a strong challenge from Norwich City defender Timm Klose.
The match was played as a warmup and an opportunity to experiment ahead of Martin O'Neill's squad's Euro 2016 campaign this summer, but now Doyle could be set for a spell on the sidelines due to this severe gash on his leg:
thanks for all the messages,could have been worse,bit of surgery going on now and be back very soon pic.twitter.com/UhM2TDC6Oh
— Kevin Doyle (@KevinDoyle1983) March 25, 2016
The 32-year-old forward moved to Major League Soccer from Wolverhampton Wanderers for the 2015 campaign, and has five goals over 19 starts for the Rapids.
📷 | Shane Long gets stuck in.. (1-0) #COYBIG #IRLSUI pic.twitter.com/dcGjR6J0kL
— FAIreland (@FAIreland) March 25, 2016