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July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. Second-Half. Jordan Haynes of Pacific FC plays the ball away from Rafael Nuñez Mata of Atlético Ottawa.
Sights and Sounds: Pacific FC 4-2 Atlético Ottawa
July 22, 2021
Canadian Premier League
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A 36-minute hat-trick from Alejandro Diaz sealed the win for Pacific FC Wednesday night when they dispatched Atlético Ottawa 4-2.

Ottawa opened play with a shocking goal through Malcolm Shaw, who ripped the ball from Pacific FC midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour to slot home his second goal of the season in the second minute.

He followed that up 16 minutes with a brilliant individual effort, out-muscling two defenders to find the back of the net.

Controversy loomed, though, as Ottawa midfielder Ben McKendry was sent off in the 27th minute when he connected with Matteo Polisi with a high boot. This saw a significant momentum swing, starting via a conceded penalty sending Diaz to the line. He converted and gave his side new life going into the second half, which started with back-to-back goals from Diaz – earning just the second hat trick in CPL history (Rodrigo Gattas, York9/York United July 27, 2019).

Terran Campbell added a fourth for good measure in the second half, completing a whirlwind 90+ minutes in Winnipeg and wrapped up both teams’ time at The Kickoff in Winnipeg.

Here are your sights and sounds for Wednesday night’s tilt.

July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Alberto Soto of Atlético Ottawa catches a ride on Malcolm Shaw following his first half-goal.
July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Alberto Soto of Atlético Ottawa catches a ride on Malcolm Shaw following his first half-goal.

July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Atlético Ottawa players celebrate following Malcolm Shaw's first-half goal against Pacific FC.
July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Atlético Ottawa players celebrate following Malcolm Shaw’s first-half goal against Pacific FC.

July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Referee Ben Hoskins shows a red card to Ben McKendry of Atlético Ottawa (not shown).
July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Referee Ben Hoskins shows a red card to Ben McKendry of Atlético Ottawa (not shown).
July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Ben McKendry and Head Coach Mista of Atlético Ottawa argue a red card issued to McKendry in the first-half.
July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Ben McKendry and Head Coach Mista of Atlético Ottawa argue a red card issued to McKendry in the first-half.
July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Matteo Polisi of Pacific FC gets attended to by the Pacific FC physio team.
July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Matteo Polisi of Pacific FC gets attended to by the Pacific FC physio team.

July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Miguel Acosta of Atlético Ottawa plays the ball as Jamar Dixon of Pacific FC defends. (CPL)
July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. First-Half. Miguel Acosta of Atlético Ottawa plays the ball as Jamar Dixon of Pacific FC defends. (CPL)

July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. Second-Half. Pacific FC players embrace Alejandro Díaz following his hat-trick goal against Atlético Ottawa.
July 21, 2021. Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa. Second-Half. Pacific FC players embrace Alejandro Díaz following his hat-trick goal against Atlético Ottawa.