Kildare’s Eoin Doyle sent off against Donegal for not wearing a gum shield

Eoin Doyle's game on Sunday ended very early.

A dream start for Kildare swiftly started resembling a nightmare in Ballyshannon. Four minutes into the Lillywhites' Allianz football league clash against Donegal, they were three points up. Daniel Flynn's early goal got the game off to an ideal start for the Leinster men However, just 10 minutes later, Kildare were down to 14 men under very unusual circumstances. Eoin Doyle received his marching orders after being shown two yellow cards in quick succession. At least one of the bookings were because he wasn't wearing a gum shield. Local Kildare radio station KFM initially reported that the first yellow card was for not wearing the requisite mouth protection. https://twitter.com/KfmSport/status/967765556639223808 Donegal's official Twitter account saw it differently. They first reported that it was actually the second yellow card that was the punishment for not wearing a gum shield. https://twitter.com/officialdonegal/status/967765500829863937 Either way, the decision has left most GAA fans scratching their heads. https://twitter.com/PadraigFogarty/status/967773751331958784 https://twitter.com/KildareGaafans/status/967773023435706368 https://twitter.com/TommyCallaghan1/status/967775066313445377 https://twitter.com/chrismcnulty86/status/967765721324322817 https://twitter.com/RTERadio1/status/967765678613770240 As for Daniel Flynn, no chance of him getting his marching orders... Expect to hear more about this.