The hosts opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time through an Abd Alkader Dakka penalty before substitute Mohamad Al Ghabbash made it 2-0 after 63 minutes.
Kazma substitute Abdullah Zfiri pulled a goal back for his side in the 74th minute but Al Ittihad restored their two-goal advantage through Salah Chahrour one minute into stoppage time before Farag Laheeb scored a late consolation for the visitors.
Kazma had started well and created the first chance after only 60 seconds when they were awarded a free kick that was fired over the crossbar by Fahad Al Enezi.
But it was Al Ittihad who should have opened the scoring after 15 minutes when Cameroonian midfielder Jude Kongnyuy embarked on a good run before firing a powerful shot that was pushed away for a corner by Kazma goalkeeper Shehab Kankone.
The visitors again went close after 28 minutes when Al Enezi sent a cross for Laheeb whose first-time shot was palmed away for a corner by Al Ittihad goalkeeper Khaled Al Haji Othman.
But the turning point in the game arrived in the first minute of first-half stoppage when Kazma's Nigerian defender Nwaneri Obinna fouled Kongnyuy inside the area.
The referee immediately showed a red card to Obinna and gave the home side a spot kick and Dakka made no mistake to give Al Ittihad the lead at the end of the first half.
The hosts added a second three minutes after the hour mark when substitute defender Al Ghabbash hit a rasping drive from distance that sailed into the top left corner of the net with Kankone stranded.
Seeing their semi-final hopes slipping away Kazma went on the attack and pulled a goal back after 74 minutes when a neat pass from Laheeb found Zfiri and the striker made no mistake from close range.
But Al Ittihad regained their two-goal cushion when Chahrour scored a third for his side in style, executing a delightful bicycle kick from a cross straight into the back of the net.
Kazma again reduced the deficit in the fifth minute of stoppage time when Laheeb struck a powerful free kick beyond the right of keeper Othman but it was not enough to deny Al Ittihad victory.
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