It was a party for Pacific FC at Starlight Stadium Tuesday (Aug. 2) and Waterhouse FC were sorry to be invited as the Tridents beat the Jamaicans 6-0 in the second leg of their CONCACAF League tie.

A hat-trick from Alejandro Diaz, two from Josh Heard and one from Marco Bustos capped off a perfect night for PFC, whose attacking play was glorious and flowing throughout the game.

off to a flying start, Mr. Reliable Alejandro Diaz with the goal, 1/2 of the Flying Dutchmen Gianni dos Santos near untouchable so far

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B次元官网网址淚 think this is the best performance all season in terms of how we defended B次元官网网址� our discipline defensively, how we attacked how we ran our transition moments and our counter attacks is something IB次元官网网址檝e been speaking a lot about. We were very ruthless and clinical in the second half especially, so we take a lot of confidence from the way we played and attacked the game,B次元官网网址� said head coach James Merriman during his post-match interview.

PFC had struggled during periods in the first match against Waterhouse in Jamaica B次元官网网址� Merriman attributed that in part to the disruption during the teamB次元官网网址檚 travel B次元官网网址� but there was little sign of those difficulties during this game. Although physical, Waterhouse struggled to keep up with Pacific, particularly with the pace of Gianni dos Santos who set up the first and fifth goals.

It was Diaz who got the ball rolling for PFC early on in the twelfth minute, after some fancy footwork and a fine cross by dos Santos found Diaz in the box B次元官网网址� and that usually means just one thing. With the three goals this game, Diaz now has 16 on the season.

Bustos scored the second in miraculous fashion, rising highest to head home HeardB次元官网网址檚 cross despite his diminutive stature.

In the second-half, Heard again made the final pass for Diaz to score his second, and then Heard got in on the action himself to score two in five minutes, both being beautiful team goals.

To round off the perfect day, Diaz scored his third on 73 minutes by redirecting Manny AparicioB次元官网网址檚 shot with an audacious back heel.

With the win PFC are through to the next round of the knock-out CONCACAF League, where they will face a massive challenge in C.S. Herediano. The Costa Rican powerhouses won the CONCACAF League in 2018 and have made several appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League (the first-tier North America competition) in the past.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e going to lean on some of the players that have had experiences, in those competitions, in those atmospheres, in those stadiums. We have a lot of players who played youth national team games, senior national team games, other players that have been in this competition as well in the past, weB次元官网网址檙e gonna need that weB次元官网网址檙e going to need their leadership,B次元官网网址� Merriman said after the game.

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Next up Pacific FC play Atletico Ottawa at Starlight Stadium on August 13 before they face C.S. Herediano on August 16.

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