Colombia star Caracas hits out at Ireland's 'little girls' over abandoned game

Colombia star Daniela Caracas has added insult to Denise O’Sullivan's injury by hitting out at the Republic of Ireland following the abandonment of a friendly between the sides today in Brisbane. 

The behind-closed-doors match was abandoned after around 20 minutes after becoming "overly physical", the FAI said.

The decision was made following some rough challenges in Friday's contest at Brisbane's Meakin Park, and after Ireland midfielder Denise O'Sullivan was taken to hospital to undergo a scan after sustaining a shin injury.

In a video captured on social media, Caracas described the Irish women as 'babies' in conversation with Colombian fans following the game. 

“They are just girls," said the Espanyol star, "one little foul and they started complaining, they were having a chat amongst themselves to continue or not so we weren’t going to hang around waiting for them.”

El amistoso entre Colombia e Irlanda fue suspendido a los 20 minutos del primer tiempo.Las irlandesas dijeron que el juego "se volvió demasiado físico", luego que Denise O'Sullivan fuera trasladada a un hospital tras una falta.Daniela Caracas, a su manera, explicó lo que pasó pic.twitter.com/7hpNI9XV4Y

The Colombian Football Federation previously released a statement which said that while the training of its teams was "framed within the rules of the game, healthy competition and fair play", it respected Ireland's decision.

The FCF said: "The Colombian Football Federation informs that the friendly match that was to take place as part of today's training between the Colombia women's national team and Ireland was suspended because the Irish national team preferred not to continue playing when 23 minutes of the first half had elapsed.

"Although all the