Urawa Reds won 2-0 on the night to cruise through 4-1 on aggregate.

Tatsuya Tanaka scored an early goal for the Japanese side and Jeonbuk's hopes of mounting a comeback at Jeonju World Cup Stadium were hampered by the dismissal of Chung Kyung-ho midway through the first half.

Their fate was sealed when Choi Jin-cheul put the ball into his own net in the second half to send the holders crashing out of the competition.

As in the first leg, Urawa took the lead soon after the kick-off. Just three minutes had passed when Robson Ponte took advantage of some sleepy Jeonbuk defending to unleash a low shot from outside the area.

Goalkeeper Sung Kyung-il stopped the shot but spilled the ball into the path of the oncoming Tanaka, who looked to be in an offside position but made no mistake from close range in front of the visiting fans.

Jeonbuk made a habit of coming from behind on their way to winning the 2006 title but their task became much tougher when they were reduced to 10 men in the 22nd minute.

Having already been booked for dissent, Chung went flying in the penalty area under challenge from Makoto Hasebe but Saudi Arabian referee Ilbrahim Al Ghamdi ruled that the Korean winger had dived and showed him a second yellow card to the dismay of the Jeonbuk supporters.

Jeonbuk had failed to create a clear-cut chance with a full complement of players against the hard-working and fast-moving J-League leaders and Urawa goalkeeper Ryota Tsuzuki's quiet evening continued after the sending off.

Antonio Franja's 37th-minute shot that sailed well over the crossbar was the first occasion in which the hosts came to managing a response.

Two minutes later Stevica Ristic could have put Jeonbuk level but headed just over from Franja's left-sided corner.

At the end of a niggly first half, Jeonbuk were starting to pressure the Japanese defence and just before the break, Ze Carlo headed over at the far post after a deep cross from Jeon Kwang-hwan.

Jeonbuk started the second half brightly and Franja should have done better from inside the area but shot wide after Ristic's clever chest down.

Neither side was creating any clear-cut opportunities with Urawa content to sit back and deny Jeonbuk any space in the final third while the hosts made few inroads into the Reds' backline.

But in the 66th minute, the result was sealed when Ponte's right-sided corner hit the chest of Choi Jin-cheul and bounced into the net to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.

Needing four goals to progress, Choi Kang-hee's men continued to attack bravely with Ristic shooting just over after 69 minutes.

But from then on it was merely a question of pride for the defending champions as they poured forward and continued to leave large gaps at the back.

Substitute Washington took advantage of such space to play in Yuichiro Nagai but Jeonbuk goalkeeper Sung came off his line quickly to block the striker's shot.

Urawa will face Korean champions Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the semi-finals.