With Jim Gavin delegating his managerial duties for the night, and whole host of lesser-spotted Dubs making up the 'All-Ireland champions' XV, the Underdogs may well have fancied themselves to cause something of an upset.
Unfortunately, reports of Dublin's serious depth appear to have been underestimated if anything. Leading comfortably at half-time, Steven Smith's second goal of the night early in the 2nd half all but killed the game off.
Leading 3-12 to 0-3 with a little over half-an-hour played, viewers were left disgruntled as the Dubs mercilessly strangled even this purposefully feel-good GAA story.
In the end, Dublin would win 5-17 to 1-3, and few were wondering what at all the point of this endeavour had been.
Underdogs getting the Leinster Championship treatment.
— Kieran Cunningham (@KCsixtyseven) October 19, 2018
Paul Clarke's sideline interview is hilarious in this Underdogs programme. 'Competitive game... they are coming at us hard...' Dublin 2-5 Underdogs 0-1.
— Declan Bogue (@DeclanBogue) October 19, 2018
Silke out #underdogs
— Stephen Ormsby (@OrmsbyStephen) October 19, 2018
I reckon @SportTG4 should send the Underdogs to play London next year.
Fairer competition and would be a bit of razzmatazz with playing them over there.— Rico Casey (@RicoCasey) October 19, 2018
Jaysus the #Underdogs are getting some bating #Doggystyle 🐩
— Colm Kenny (@patratchet) October 19, 2018
#Underdogs Johnny Cooper talking about how tough it is and things to improve on!! Never mentioned the process tho!
— Andrew Kavanagh (@A_Kav) October 19, 2018
The Dubs don't really do challenge matches or sympathy!! #Underdogs #ruthless
— Eamonn McGurk (@McGurkEamonn) October 19, 2018
The free pass into coppers is all these underdogs will get tonight #underdogs #tg4underdogs
— Brian O'Neill (@oneillbarney) October 19, 2018
#Underdogs game going well against Dublin thirds. This isn’t even professionals against amateurs it professional against a group of lads unknown to each other #moneymoneymoney
— P Mc Guinness (@Pmc_g) October 19, 2018
#underdogs struggling against Dublins 4th or 5th choice team ,great idea of a programme but play a very good club team or a college team
— Damien Molloy (@BOOTSylicious1) October 19, 2018
Bit unfair to have Underdogs playing Dublin, should have had them playing a div 2 or 3 team to give them some chance
— Ailbe O Raghallaigh (@ailbeoreilly) October 19, 2018
It didn't take too long for someone to call upon the meme that seemed the most fitting.
Watching the Underdogs game like...... #TG4 #underdogs pic.twitter.com/uKO9498oNn
— Timmy O’Connor (@Timmyoconnor99) October 19, 2018
Meanwhile, some of the more elusive Dublin squad members found another way to spend their night.
Squad for Lilly’s tonight @Flinto23 @MDMA_9 @Butsy11 @Tormey1 pic.twitter.com/Xp8sgdW0gO
— Bernard Brogan (@bernardbrogan) October 19, 2018
