Jeonbuk took immediate charge but it was Selangor who had the better chances to take the lead as a succession of corner kicks saw a Harith Haiqal header blocked, then Ali Olwan raced through to force Kim Jeong-hoon into a reflex save at his near post.

Selangor gradually took control and found the breakthrough in the 30th minute when Yohandry Orozco free-kick deflected kindly off Umarbek Eshmurodov into the path of Harith, who slammed home from close range.

Selangor needed only two minutes to double their lead, with Nooa Laine winning the ball at the halfway line, driving forward and sending the perfect pass to Olwan, who tucked the ball past Kim.

Jeonbuk pulled one back with five minutes of the first half remaining when Kwon Chang-hoon got the faintest of touches with a header from a Jung Woo-jae cross.

After the interval, Selangor went close when Nikola Jambor let fly from the edge of the box only for the ball to agonisingly crash against the crossbar.

It took Jeonbuk until the 66th minute to work Azim in Selangor’s goal, Park Chae-jun’s header was well saved before Ronnie Fernandez’s header at the other end was tipped over by Kim.

The closest the two-time AFC Champions League™ winners came to an equaliser was when Park Jun-beom got ahead of Harith to meet Seo Jeong-hyeok’s cross from the right but muffed his attempt as the ball went out harmlessly for a goal kick.

Selangor would end the game with 10 men after Orozco was shown a second yellow card in stoppage time but it made little difference to the final result.