Seamus Coleman has been rushed to hospital in Dublin after suffering a horrific leg break.
The Killybegs man was taken away from the Aviva Stadium on a stretcher after Aston Villa left back Neil Taylor was shown a straight red.
Coleman, 28, had to be given gas and air to ease the pain after the horror tackle.
Team-mate Shane Long rushed to Coleman’s side to give him support and put his face close to his pal’s in order to shield his eyes from his injury.
Taylor soon acknowledged the error of his ways to Ireland assistant boss Roy Keane as he walked off.
Manager Martin O’Neill said he hadn’t seen the tackle when interviewed after the game but said the players had said the tackle was nasty.
Ref Nicola Rizzoli showed no hesitation showing Taylor the red card, which everyone in the stadium knew.
