Andrew Bascome, the Bermuda head coach, made no excuses for his team’s humbling 3-0 defeat against St Kitts and Nevis before a crowd of more than 2,000 at Warner Park last night.

St Kitts prevailed on three unanswered goals either side of the half from Javiem Blanchette, Kimaree Rogers and Carlos Bertie against a Bermuda side that found themselves out of their depth.

Bascome said the defeat was a wake-up call for Bermuda’s players and a sad indictment on the state of the local game.

“What we do day-to-day at the local level just isn’t good enough,” he said. “St Kitts showed that they are a level above what we see at the local game.

“We have to step up and be honest and humble and realise we need to do more both individually and collectively.

“We must continue to work on our game everyday and be doing something with the ball to keep our touch sharp.

“We have to realise that if the local players want to play at this level they have to make sure they get the right diet, commitment and the right fitness. It’s a lot of hard work and I see some complacency.

“St Kitts were organised throughout the duration of the game, quicker and fitter. We stayed organised but we couldn’t stamp our influence on the game.”

St Kitts took early control but were thwarted on several occasions by Mikkail Crockwell, the Bermuda goalkeeper.

However, Bermuda’s luck finally ran out when Blanchette reacted first to the second ball in the box from a set piece and headed past Crockwell in the 44th minute.

St Kitts stepped on the gas after the break, scoring two more unanswered goals to kill the game off.

Rogers made it 2-0 when he latched onto a long ball played over the defence and slotted past Crockwell, who rushed off his line to try and narrow the angle.

By now Bermuda, who made three changes to their starting line-up from the team that beat St Kitts and Nevis’s Under-20 two days earlier, were a beaten bunch.

But St Kitts were not done just yet and saved the best for last with Bertie, who had earlier squandered a golden opportunity from close range, making amends for the glaring miss with a 25-yard thunderbolt that flew past Crockwell.

Bermuda’s best chance fell to Dandy Town’s Angelo Simmons, the lone striker in a 4-5-1 formation, whose effort was saved by Jamal Francis, the St Kitts goalkeeper — the visiting side’s only shot on target during the match.

“We must take pride in our own football and not be overawed by the things people say like we’re a good team or player by the local standard because the local standard is just simply not good enough — that’s the honest truth,” Bascome added.

“Some players when they play in Bermuda are considered the top players.

“But when you come out here with the big dogs, puppies have to stay on the porch.”

TEAMS

Bermuda (4-5-1): M Crockwell — M Hill, J Raynor, D Williams, N Griffith — K Elkinson, J Donawa, D Bascome, J Minors, S Darrell — A Simmons. Substitutes: T Goater, J Swan, W White, L Simmons, I Coke, D Johnson.