home from Jamaica yesterday -- just a day after the team's stunning 2-0 victory over Canada.

But the disciplinary action taken against the Devonshire Colts player is not expected to derail the Island team.

Officials refused to discuss the situation surrounding Lewis, but the player told ZBM's Darren (Butch) Burchall that he was involved in a dispute with coach Mark Trott who had ordered him to collect some equipment (either before or after Sunday's game).

Lewis accused Trott of calling him a "boy''. He then reportedly threatened to kick Trott "in the ass''.

Asked to comment last night, Trott said from his hotel in Kingston: "It's an internal matter that the BFA's executives will have to deal with. It's not fair for me to comment on it now, but there has been disciplinary action taken.'' Meanwhile, Trott, on the eve of tonight's crucial first-leg tie against Jamaica in the Pan-Am Games preliminary round match at the National Stadium, was optimistic about the Island's chances.

He said team morale remained extraordinarily high going into the contest which starts at 7.00 p.m. Bermuda time.

Refusing to allow the incident involving the 21-year-old Lewis sidetrack the team, Trott said Bermuda were fully prepared for a battle against Jamaica who they watched defeat Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 on Sunday.

Jamaica lost the first leg game 4-2 and were beaten 4-3 on aggregate.

"Jamaica proved that they are not a team to be taken lightly, and we are not about to do anything like that,'' said Trott. "Jamaica played fairly well, they knocked the ball about nicely. You could see that they have a high sense of organisation because they just hired a technical director.

"I think their skill level is higher that Canada's, but that is not surprising. We will definitely have to continue to play well in order to get past Jamaica.'' Despite the loss of Lewis, Bermuda expect to have a squad at full strength now that they have been reinforced by the addition of Shawn Riley and Tokia Russell. Lewis was not involved in the two matches against Canada.

No injuries have been reported from Sunday's match and during yesterday's final practice session at a field near their hotel in New Kingston the players enjoyed a solid workout, according to the coach.

"We are all well, in good game spirits and ready for this important series,'' he said.

The fact that Jamaica have home field advantage, playing both matches in Kingston, didn't worry Trott.

"We always knew we would face this situation if we had to play Jamaica.

When you play a team at their home, particularly when it's country against country, it's always going to be a difficult match. The opposition have the advantage of the home crowd, so we just have to be well prepared,'' added Trott.

He was not prepared to discuss team tactics going into the game, but noted that Sunday's success fielding a team without a striker paid off and they could use this strategy again.

"The good thing is that the players are used to playing various formations.

Most people have never seen a Bermuda team without a striker, but we literally played without one on Sunday and it worked for us,'' said Trott.

Mark Trott.