Abdulatif then took center stage as he pounced on a mistake by India goalkeeper SubrataPaul in the 16th minute, was set up by Nigeria-born Jaycee John for his second three minutes later and completed his hat-trick 10 minutes before halftime after chesting down a pass from Aaish.
The Koreans led 2-0 inside the first 10 minutes in the sodden conditions at Al-Gharafa Stadium as Ji Dong-won scored the first of his two goals with a header after keeper PaulSubrata failed to deal with Lee Chung-yong's cross.