VIDEO: Shamrock Rovers captain receives straight red for dangerous over the ball tackle

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Gary McCabe should know better.

In fact, we know the Shamrock Rovers man does know better than to think he could get away with a tackle like this on Dundalk's captain Stephen O'Donnell. The Hoops were playing Dundalk tonight in Tallaght, but the game got off to a terrible start for the hosts when an own goal by David Webster gave the away side the lead. https://twitter.com/SoccRepublic/status/723591002867388416 A seemingly tough task against the league leaders then got infinitely harder when McCabe lunged into a tackle in the 30th minute that earned him a straight red, and rightly so. https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/723594190928498689 He can't have any complaints, and he is likely to miss several key games for the Hoops over the coming weeks after the rush of blood to his head. https://twitter.com/McLaughlinGavin/status/723592411109273600 https://twitter.com/stekelly89/status/723592361205456898 https://twitter.com/Julian_Lee76/status/723592156473118720

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VIDEO: Shamrock Rovers captain receives straight red for dangerous over the ball tackle

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