Bermuda Football Association (BFA) president Richard Calderon believes Bermuda's encouraging draw against Trinidad will serve as a major psychological boost for the players and proves the Island can hold their own against the Caribbean's best nations.

Calderon said it had been imperative for Bermuda Under-23s to bounce back with a positive result having suffered a 5-2 defeat in the opening game of this week's double-header against the region's top dogs.

He also revealed more international friendly matches were on the cards with Bermuda Under-23s set to travel to Trinidad for a three-game tour later this year.

"This was a significant result for us," said Calderon. "Although Trinidad are ahead of us I do not think they are three goals ahead of us. It was critical for us to finish with a good performance and result – I am absolutely thrilled for our players.

"This game was a far better indication of how we can play. We eliminated the mental lapses of concentration that cost us the first game and corrected our mistakes."

The BFA president said it was vital they provided Bermuda's Under-23s with tough matches in the build-up the CAC Games in July, and envisions them competing against powerhouses from the region such as Honduras, Costa Rica and the United States in the not too distant future.

"We want to keep on testing ourselves against top teams like Trinidad," Calderon said. "They are the benchmark at the moment and it is far more beneficial to play against them rather than some of the lesser Islands. That is where we want to be and I would like to see up against teams like Costa Rica, Honduras and the US."

Despite luring the Caribbean's best young team to the Island,Trinidad's trip failed to attract the number of spectators the BFA required to balance their books.

They needed 1,500 fans for each of the three matches to break even and Calderon said he was disappointed more fans did not turn up to support Bermuda's most promising young players.

"I was a little disappointed with the turn-out from our supporters," he said. "I would have loved to see more Bermudians at the National Sports Centre to support our team. We needed 1,500 each game to break even and we were nowhere near that.

"The upside is Trinidad and Tobago will now have to reciprocate and host us for three games sometime in the first quarter of 2010.

"I think the whole exercise had proved very worthwhile though, and I was pleased we were able to support Devonshire Cougars in their build-up to the CONCACAF Champions League."