New signing Ahmed Akaichi repaid the faith placed on him with his 32nd minute strike proving the all-important decider as Al Ahed grabbed a 1-0 aggregate victory over Jordan’s Al Jazeera on Tuesday.

Just 24 hours later in Pyongyang, 4.25 secured their passage on away goals against Hanoi FC after the second leg of the Inter-Zone final ended 0-0 following a 2-2 draw in the first leg.

Al Ahed and 4.25 SC will now chase history in the 2019 AFC Cup final in Pyongyang on November 2.

4.25 will face Lebanon's Al Ahed FC in the AFC Cup final on November 2, in a meeting between two first time finalists.

Al Ahed are in AFC Cup final for the first time and the 42-year-old Marmar said that his side will put their full focus on lifting the Continental trophy.

Ahmed Akaichi's 32nd minute goal on Tuesday proved to be the difference over 180 minutes as Al Ahed advanced to the AFC Cup final 1-0 on aggregate.

After sharing a goalless draw in the first leg at home last week, Al Jazeera lost in Beirut as Tunisian striker Ahmed Akaichi scored the only goal for Al Ahed at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium.

Al Ahed, who had kept six clean sheets in the 2019 AFC Cup - more than any other team in the competition - controlled the early stages of the game as they maintained position, but failed to create real threats on Al Jazeera's goal.

The Jordanian side came close to scoring in the 21st minute, when Mahmoud Al Mardi sent a cross from a corner kick towards Yazan Al Arab, however, the defender's powerful header was saved by Al Ahed goalkeeper Mehdi Khalil.

After Rim Chol-min had given 4.25 an early lead, goals from Nguyen Van Quyet and Papa Kebe had appeared to swing the tie in Hanoi’s favour, only for the prolific Kim to strike with three minutes of normal time remaining to hand his side a distinct advantage with the return tie still to come in Pyongyang on October 2.

Both sides came into the game with a solid defensive record behind them.

Al Jazeera had not conceded a single goal in their past four home matches, while Al Ahed kept six clean sheets in the 2019 AFC Cup; more than any other team in the competition.