National Senior Women’s team head coach Ross Russell credited his players for their gritty showing against Argentina as they came from behind on two occasions to earn a 2-2 draw in their opening Pan American Games encounter in Toronto on Saturday.
After missing a couple decent chances, T&T then found themselves trailing when Belen Potassa slotted home from close range following a left side delivery.
Forward Kennya Cordner had a couple very good opportunities to add to T&T’s tally in the second half but luck was not on her side. Colombia edged T&T on possession 51 to 49 percent.
Russell said he was pleased with the draw.
“The team took a little long to settle in. The Argentines settled before us but once we did that, we started to look good and play our game,” Russell told TTFA Media.
“The strategy going into the game was to be careful at first and once settle in, we would play our game which is more attacking through the wings. The Argentines were a bit slow on the wings and they were not heading the game as properly,” he added.
Overall, Russell was satisfied and he is now anticipating an even better showing when T&T faces Colombia on Tuesday.
“The result is a good one because I thought we did well to come back twice to get a share of the points. I think we can do a lot better in the upcoming games.
“Once we settle down and play our style, I believe we will be a force to be reckoned with in this group,” Russell added.