El Salvador (CMC): Soca Warriors coach Wim Rijsbergen says he is happy with the team's performance, despite only managing a nil-all draw with El Salvador on Wednesday.

"I think I was satisfied with the performance from the boys. They played with their hearts," Rijsbergen said.

"There is always room for improvement but we had some new guys in the team, but what we saw was a lot of dedication on a very tough field. The grass was very long as well.

"Under the circumstances it was a very good result. We tried some new players again and some were struggling in the end in the physical part, but in general, I think it was a pretty decent performance."

new players

T&T, boasting primarily new players in the line-up, battled to the stalemate in their international friendly on a heavy outfield at the Estadio Cuscatlan.

Winger Jason Marcano was one of four debutants in the squad who Rijsbergen said had played impressively.

"These guys got some time in training with another group of players and got used to a little bit higher intensity in training," the Dutch coach said.

"Marcano did pretty good. At least he is a guy who is willing to work. I kept telling him last couple of days that he has to train a little harder because physically, they can improve a lot. We saw Conrad Smith with André Toussaint together."

He added "We had some chances but of course finishing is the most difficult part. They worked harder than before and this is a plus and a signal for the other players," he said.