South Korea has beaten Kyrgyzstan to reach the quarterfinals of the Asian youth soccer championship.

In the Group A second preliminary in Calcutta, India, a hat trick and two assists by Shin Young-rok helped the team win seven-to-zero.

Korea also won three-zip in the first match with Jordan. With the two wins, the team clinched a berth in the quarterfinal round of eight regardless of the scores of its remaining matches.

Stable performance on both offense and defense raise prospects for Korea's third consecutive championship title.

Meanwhile in Group C, North Korea defeated powerhouse Iran five-to-zero to improve its record to one win and one loss.

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