Kilcoo (Down) 4-12 Erne Gaels Belleek (Fermanagh) 1-10
With three points between the teams at half-time in Armagh city, this Ulster club SFC semi-final could have gone either way.
Kilcoo rarely do defeats these days, however, and the Down kingpins turned in a powerful second-half performance to secure their place in the 7 December final - their seventh provincial decider in 13 seasons - with plenty to spare.
The 11-point winning margin hardly flattered them either as they hit the afterburners after the break and burned off Declan Bonner's Fermanagh champions at their ease.
Paul Devlin and Eugene Branagan struck the first-half goals for the 2022 All-Ireland winners and the second-half majors came courtesy of Shealan Johnston and Ceilum Doherty.
Kilcoo had 10 different scorers in total but, in truth, probably still have more to offer with Scotstown or Newbridge their opponents next month.
That will be Kilcoo's fifth final in the last six seasons after what was their 13th win from 16 games in the province since the start of their seven-in-a-row dominance in Down.
Still, they haven't won an Ulster title since 2021 and were beaten in last year's final so boss Martin Corey will demand his players' full focus and an improved display in a fortnight.
But it's the end of the line for Belleek outfit Erne Gaels who struck a stoppage time goal at the end of the second-half but were still outscored by 2-08 to 1-03 in that 30 or so minutes.
Kilcoo arrived in Armagh with a patchy record at the venue; seven wins and five losses from their dozen provincial outings there.
Their most recent game here was the 2024 Ulster final, which they lost to Errigal Ciaran.
A more positive stat was Kilcoo's three wins from three when facing Fermanagh teams in Armagh city.
They had the more comfortable quarter-final too, seeing off Loughmacrory with five points to spare whereas Belleek needed extra-time to see off Kingscourt.
That was the four-time Fermanagh champions' first ever win in the province and they chased another landmark success here.
But with the wind behind them initially, they probably needed to hit the interval at least a point or two ahead.
They did pick off two two-pointers - one from Ryan Lyons early on and a second from Barry McCann approaching half-time - but still trailed at the interval.
In fact, Kilcoo probably should have led by more than 2-04 to 0-07 at the turnaround given the amount of opportunities they created.
That 2-04 total came from a dozen scoring opportunities in the first-half, four of which went wide and two of which dropped short.
Devlin recorded one of the wides in the 22nd minute when he was played in by Miceal Rooney and slammed a shot off the outside of an upright.
They did at least grab a goal shortly after that miss, winning back possession from the kick-out and working it out to Eugene Branagan on the left who raced through and converted.
That left Kilcoo 2-03 to 0-04 clear, their first goal coming from Devlin in the third minute after he was fed by Ceilum Doherty.
Belleek fielded without centre-forward Thomas McCafferty, who got married in Rome on Friday. Full-back Paul Ward was unavailable too and they missed him in a defence that Kilcoo cut through too easily at times.
Kilcoo took over completely in the third quarter and put the game out of sight well before full-time.
Points from Callum Rogers and Doherty straight after the restart hinted at what was to come.
The Magpies put a big press on the Belleek kick-out and Ryan Johnston drilled back-to-back points before Shealan Johnston snatched their third goal.
He pounced on a short kick-out that went astray and Doherty grabbed their fourth goal in the 54th minute, lobbing the 'keeper with a precise finish.
Kilcoo were in cruise control and even veteran attacker Conor Laverty, the Down manager, got a run out for the closing minutes.
Belleek clawed back a consolation goal in stoppage time when sub Seamus Ryder squeezed a snap shot from close range beyond Niall Kane.
Kilcoo: Niall Kane; Tiarnan Fettes, Ryan McEvoy, Niall Branagan; Miceal Rooney (0-01), Darryl Branagan, Callum Rogers (0-01); Aaron Morgan, Anthony Morgan (0-02); Shealan Johnston (1-01), Ceilum Doherty (1-01), Eugene Branagan (1-01); Paul Devlin (1-01), Ryan Johnston (0-02), Jerome Johnston.
Subs: Sean Og McCusker for Jerome Johnston (46), Lorcan Ward for Anthony Morgan (50), Jack Devlin (0-01) for Ryan Johnston (55), Barra McEvoy (0-01f) for Shealan Johnston (55), Conor Laverty for Paul Devlin (58).
Erne Gaels Belleek: Brian Ryder; Martin Gilfeddar, Ultan O'Reilly, Shane Mimna; Barry McCann (0-02, tp), Jack McCann, Oisin Kelm; Michael Og McGarrigle (0-01), Ryan Lyons (0-04, 2 tp); Brian Mullin (0-01), Ultan Kelm, Aogan Kelm; Shane Rooney (0-01, 0-01f), Odhran Johnston, Dan McCann (0-01).
Subs: Seamus Ryder (1-00) for McGarrigle (h/t), Padraig Johnston for Mimna (46), McGarrigle for Dan McCann (50), Eamn Og Magee for Gilfeddar (55).
Referee: Diarmuid Boylan (Monaghan).
