Guangzhou Evergrande advances to semifinal of Club World Cup

Dario Conca (L) of China's Guangzhou Evergrande celebrates his goal with teammates during the match against Egypt's Al Ahly Mohamed Youssef at the FIFA's 2013 Club World Cup soccer match in Agadir, Morocco, Dec. 14, 2013. Guangzhou Evergrande won the match 2-0. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande eased past eight-time African champion Al Ahly 2-0 in the quarterfinal at the Club World Cup on Saturday.

Elkeson and Dario Conca scored in the second half for the Asian champion.

Elkeson opened the account in the 49th minute, hitting home after Muriqui's shot had come off the post.

Conca scored a second goal in the 67th minute when Al Ahly goalkeeper Sherif Ekramy could only parry Muriqui's shot into the path of the Argentine midfielder.

Guangzhou now faces Bayern Munich in the semifinals three days later.

The Egyptian side Al Ahly, who shared a record fifth participation in the FIFA's year-ending event, failed to create enough open chances in front of the Chinese debutants and had to fight for the fifth place.