Trinidad and Tobago legend Alvin Corneal is confident the Soca Warriors' misfiring strikers will rediscover their goalscoring touch and shoot down Bermuda in the second leg at the national Sports Centre this coming Sunday.

Corneal, one of FIFA's top technical consultants, said Trinidad only had themselves to blame for the shock defeat after their usually prolific strike partnership of Stern John and Jason Scotland squandered numerous opportunities.

"The amount of chances we missed was absolutely appalling," said Corneal, who commentated on Sunday's qualifier for a local radio station.

"At any level of football you can't afford to miss that amount of goalscoring opportunities.

"We have nobody to blame but ourselves and Stern John and Jason Scotland – the two leading goalscorers in our history – should have done a lot better.

"I'm still confident we will do it and progress to the next round. We just need to rediscover our chemistry. We had around 68 percent of the possession but what do we have to show for it?"

Despite criticising Trinidad's forwards, Corneal was full of praise for the resilience and dogged spirit of Bermuda's battling players.

"I was not surprised how well Bermuda played," said Corneal, who scored 69 goals in 119 appearances for his country.

"I have seen this team play before and they impressed me. They have a player in the MLS (Khano Smith) and an English professional (Reggie Lambe).

"I knew what they were capable of. In fairness to them they defended very well and were resilient and kept fighting."

Corneal made a thorough assessment of Bermuda's current football infrastructure last summer. During his week-long stay on the Island he held discussions with the Ministry of Sport and Education and Bermuda Football Association officials.