A ruthlessly efficient first ten minutes delivered 1-8 without reply as Galway scored a huge win over Leitrim in the Connacht SFC.
Daniel Moynihan's side arrived on the back of a flawless Lidl National League campaign; that brought the Division 2 title and an immediate return to the top-flight.
Galway started the defence of their provincial crown with a tempo and intent that was matched in front of the posts. Galway put the game beyond the hosts from an early juncture.
Corner-forward Andrea Trill was the last member of the Galway attack on the scoresheet. Finishing their opening goal to the net on ten minutes.
By then Leanne Coen, Lynsey Noone, Eva Noone, Olivia Divilly and Róisín Leonard had all raised white flags. Such was Galway's early accuracy, they didn't register their first wide until the 12th minute.
Leitrim stemmed the tide with points from Aoife Gilmartin, Leah Fox and goalkeeper Michelle Guckian.
It stood at 1-13 to 0-3 at the break after Galway's scoring rate understandably dipped and Divilly, Trill, Leonard and Coen tagged on second quarter points.
Galway power forward
The Tribeswomen moved further clear after the break. Scores coming from Divilly and Leonard, whose eight points arrived from play and placed balls.
Eva Noone tucked away the winners' second goal on 53 minutes, while Leanne Coen took her return to five points and Kate Slevin and Hannah Noone also found the range for Galway late on.
Their place in the Connacht final against Mayo is now assured as Galway won out 2-22 to five points.
It's on the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship for a Leitrim side that had second-half points from Guckian and Muireann Devaney.
Leitrim: M Guckian (c); E Shanley, C Tyrrell, E Quigley; S Reynolds, C Owens, R McIntyre; N Tighe, V Egan; L O’Dowd, A Clancy, A Quinn; A Gilmartin, L Fox, S. Quinn.
Subs: M Devaney for A Quinn (ht), S Ward for S Quinn (48), A Devaney for Egan (55), L McKeon for Shanley (55), L Tivnan for McIntyre (55).
Scorers: M Guckian 0-2 (2f), A Gilmartin, L Fox and M Devaney 0-1 each.
Galway: L O’Halloran; A Ní Cheallaigh, S Ní Loingsigh, K Geraghty (capt.); H Noone, N Ward, C Trill; L Ward, S Divilly; L Noone, O Divilly, L Coen; E Noone, R Leonard, A Trill.
Subs: A Eilian for C Trill (ht), A Molloy for Ní Cheallaigh (44), A O'Rourke for O Divilly (47), K Slevin for Leonard (50), M Glynn for N Ward (53)
Scorers: R Leonard 0-8 (5f), L Coen 0-5, E Noone 1-2 (1f), A Trill 1-1, O Divilly 0-3, L Noone, H Noone and K Slevin 0-1 each.
Referee: Gerard Canny (Mayo).
