Defender Ijahmon Mallory believes Devonshire Cougars out-muscled Trinidad Under-23s who struggled to cope with their opponents' physical brand of play.

A determined looking Cougars routinely roughed up the Soca Warriors last night and Mallory reckons his team were unfortunate not to come away with at least a draw.

"They are very technical and switched the play well but they don't like to be touched around," he said. "They are not very physical. Whenever we put a little body on them they did not appreciate it very much.

"By putting some body on them we were able to really boss them around. The game was never out of our reach. We created chances throughout the game."

Assistant coach Gary Mallory echoed his son's sentiments and said he was very proud of Cougars' battling display.

"It was a good experience for us and I was pleased with the fight we showed. I was very proud of Cougars tonight."

Former Cougars coach Devarr Boyles sat on the team's bench last night and Mallory revealed the Bermuda Football Association youth director would be helping out with their Concacaf Champions League preparations.

"Devarr has been part of our preparations. We are looking at the big picture and part of that picture is having Devarr help our technical staff as we look to play in the Concacaf Champions League," he said. "Put it this way, if we need him he will help us as long as it doesn't affect his job with the BFA."

Despite Cougars largely dominating the second period, Trinidad coach Zoran Vranes said he was more than satisfied with his team's performance.

"I think everybody enjoyed our play and I thought we controlled the game," said Vranes. "We gave away a very soft first goal and it was a big mistake by our 'keeper.

"The team we played were not bad so it was a good test for us, but I thought we were much better tonight. They had one shot in the first half and they scored from it."

Trent Lougheed, the Trinidad striker, praised Cougars for their fighting spirit: "They had nice aggression and were quick, but we were we focused tonight and played within ourselves," he said.

Trinidad will be looking for a clean sweep when they take on Bermuda Under-23s in their final tour match tomorrow at the National Sports Centre. Kick off is at 3 p.m.