Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Best E Casino) - Leandro Benitez scored two goals and Argentina's Estudiantes held off eight-man South Korean side Pohang Steelers, 2-1 on Tuesday to advance to the final of the FIFA Club World Cup.

Benitez opened the scoring just before half and added his second eight minutes into the second half and the Argentine club held on with the help of three red cards for Pohang.

Denilson Martins Nascimiento scored for Pohang in the 70th, but Jae-won Hwang had been sent off earlier in the half and Kim Jae-Yong and Hwa-Yong Shin were later ejected.

Estudiantes faces the winner of Wednesday's other semifinal between Mexico's Atlante and Spain's Barcelona in the final Saturday.