Tyrone booked their place in the TG4 Ulster SFC final with a comprehensive 4-10 to 2-07 win over Donegal in Lifford.
In a lopsided opening period, last term's All-Ireland intermediate winners built up a nine-point lead thanks in large to a brace of goals from the excellent Chloe McCaffrey.
Katie Dowds and Shauna McFadden had kicked Donegal 0-02 to 0-01 up on eight minutes but it was all one-way traffic after that as the likes of Aoife Horisk, Sorcha Gormely (3) and McCaffrey helped propel the Red Hands out to 2-05 for the half.
Tyrone’s ability to cut through the middle again reaped the ultimate reward on the restart as Slaine McCarroll and McCaffrey, completing her hat-trick, again rattled the net.
Evelyn McGinley did raise a green flag for the hosts at the three-quarter hour mark and Ciara McGarvey also grabbed a second Donegal goal late on.
Still, Tyrone comfortably kept the hosts at arm’s length throughout to deservingly progress to meet champions Armagh in the decider.
Tyrone: L Kane; J Lyons, G McKenna, E Quinn; C Canavan, M Corrigan, C Campbell; M Mallon, A McHugh; S McCarroll (1-02), C McCaffrey (3-01), E McCanny; N O’Neill (0-03fs), S Gormley (0-03), A Horisk (0-01).
Subs: C McNamee for McCanny (46), C Colton and M Maxwell for McCaffrey and Corrigan (both 58).
Donegal: C Friel; N Carr, E McGinley (0-01), S McFeely; T Hegarty (1-01), F McManamon, S McFadden (0-02); U Boyle, R Rodgers; B McLaughlin (0-01), K Dowds (0-01), N Boyle; S White, J McFadden, C McGarvey (1-00).
Subs: E Gallagher (0-01) for McManamon (43), M Bennett for J McFadden (46), C Brennan (0-01) for McLaughlin (49).
Referee: M Farrelly (Cavan).
