Trailing 3-2 from the first leg of the semi-final, Al Ittihad's task became even stiffer after 11 minutes when Naif Hazazi, who scored twice in Saudi Arabia last week, was sent off following an off the ball clash with Jeonbuk skipper Cho Sung-hwan.

The home side then went in front after 22 minutes when Jeong Sung-hoon nodded the ball into Eninho's path and the Brazilian held off Osama Al Harbi before slotting past keeper Mabrouk Zaid.

Mohammed Noor missed a great chance for Al Ittihad when Paolo Jorge's low cross found the forward unmarked at the far post but he shot straight at keeper Kim Min-sik, who made a fine stop on the line from close range.

Eninho doubled Jeonbuk's lead nine minutes before the interval when he brilliantly bent a corner from the left into the top corner of the Al Ittihad net at the near post.

Wendel reduced the deficit 17 minutes from the end when he latched onto Mohammed Noor's brilliant defence-splitting pass and sidefooted home before Jeonbuk substitute Kruno Lovrek picked up a second booking late in the game and was dismissed.

"We got what we wanted," said boss Choi Kang-hee, who guided Jeonbuk to the title in 2006.

"We are at home for the final and that is an advantage for us. The lead we took from the first leg gave us some breathing space at home but we knew well that Al Ittihad are a very good team.

"We expected them to come at us strongly and we were ready for that. Eninho's goals were a big help but we still had work to do and were able to get the result we needed."

Al Ittihad coach Dimitri Davidovic admitted his side were always up against it.

"We didn't get the result we wanted at home so we were hoping for a miracle in the second leg," said the Belgian.

"The sending off was another blow but there won't be any punishment for Hazazi. He is an excellent player and this kind of thing happens easily in football."