National team coach Robert Calderon was not getting carried away with Bermuda's nine-goal victory yesterday -- and warned that his team needed to keep getting better to make further World Cup progress.

"I'm pleased with the result and with what we were able to accomplish, although I'm well aware that playing against 10 players helped us a lot,'' said Calderon.

"We now have about a month to prepare for the next match and I think things have got to be improved 20 to 30 percent to enable us to compete strongly against better opposition.'' Calderon was happy with the way young replacements had grabbed their chance to stand in for absent professionals Shaun Goater, Kyle Lightbourne and David Bascome.

"I thought Stephen Astwood did extremely well in spurts and Rohaan Simons had a decent game, but he can play better and he was slightly disappointed when he came off,'' said Calderon.

"Thomas Carter has not had a whole lot of match practice and it was the first time he had played with these players, but he did very well.

"And I thought Tokia Russell had another excellent game -- he really makes the wingback position work for us. And Stanton Lewis on the left side also had one of his better games for us.'' Bermuda will fight for their right to play the away leg first in their second round tie against Antigua after a change of date forced by a cricket match on the Caribbean island.

The away leg was originally scheduled for April 2, but the Recreation Ground in the Antiguan capital St. John's is needed for a one-day match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe just three days later.

The new dates being proposed for the two legs are April 16 -- the day originally set for the home leg at the National Stadium -- and April 23.

Calderon said: "Whatever happens, we don't want to give up the advantage of playing the second game at home. That is critical.'' Technical director Clyde Best said: "We did what we had to do, but they weren't the greatest of teams.

"But we scored nine goals, which was nice for the home fans to come out and see, and what pleased me was that we didn't concede any.

"I was really pleased with Tommy Carter, he really showed what he could do.

We will have him in the squad for the next game.'' John Barry Nusum, the young striker who studies in South Carolina and who came on as substitute to score twice, could not stop smiling at the end.

"It was great to score twice in front of a home crowd,'' said Nusum. "I think we have a decent team and if we are as focused against Antigua as we were today, then I think we stand a good chance of doing well.'' Midfielder Carter was another impressive performer after coming on as a second-half substitute.

The US-based player was "discovered'' when the under-23 side toured Florida last December. He was born on the Island but has spent most of his life overseas.

Tripped: Bermuda striker Rohaan Simons is upended as he challenges the BVI goalkeeper with defender Wendol Williams looking on.