KUALA LUMPUR: Azfar Fikri Azhar shone with a brilliant hat-trick to steer Star City to a 5-2 victory over Kelantan Red Warrior (KRW) in their Super League encounter at the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium on Friday.
The visitors wasted little time asserting their authority, breaking the deadlock in the 15th minute when Azfar found the back of the net with a clinical finish. Star City doubled their advantage right on the stroke of half-time through Brazilian Pedro Santos Filho before Azfar struck his second deep into first-half stoppage time to leave the hosts with a mountain to climb at 3-0 down.
Irfan Bakti Abu Salim's men attempted to muster a fightback after the break, pulling a goal back in the 52nd minute courtesy of Mohd Faudzi.
