Look­ing ahead to the re­turn-leg in T&T Rus­sell said he was con­fi­dent of his side win­ning the on home soil to ad­vance to the sec­ond round. "We're al­ways con­fi­dent at home ... home is home," he said. "I give (Hor­nets) cred­it with the way they played tonight but we're al­ways con­fi­dent in front of our home fans."

Hor­nets coach Jo­mar Wilkin­son hailed his team's char­ac­ter hav­ing giv­en them­selves a fight­ing chance in next week­end's sec­ond leg in the Caribbean. "We showed a lot of char­ac­ter tonight and I'm de­light­ed we've come away with a pos­i­tive re­sult," he said. "I am very pleased with our per­for­mance.

"Foot­ball's a fun­ny sport and who knows what can hap­pen down there next week­end."