Saint Martin and the US Virgin Islands met in the CONCACAF Nations League, League C - 3 on September 26th, 2026, with the visitors claiming a 2-0 victory. Jannick Liburd scored both goals for the away side, timing his strikes in the eighteenth and eighty-third minutes to secure all three points for his team. The result leaves Saint Martin having collected nothing from a match where they enjoyed the lion's share of possession but failed to create clear opportunities.
The opening goal came relatively early, with Liburd finding the net in the eighteenth minute. Saint Martin responded with increased pressure, earning twelve corners during the encounter, yet they could not convert their dominance into a response. By then, the hosts were already showing signs of frustration, with J. Blaschka receiving a yellow card in the thirty-fourth minute for a late challenge. Malik Denis followed suit with a booking of his own in the forty-fourth minute, and both players were substituted at the break when yanis montantin replaced Denis.
The second half opened with Saint Martin searching for a way back into the game, but the US Virgin Islands defence held firm. Belony Dumas picked up a yellow card in the fifty-eighth minute, and the hosts continued to throw bodies forward without finding a breakthrough. The visitors made tactical changes of their own, bringing on Karson Kendall in the sixty-sixth minute and then adding rakeem joseph and Christopher Griffith in the seventy-ninth minute to see out the result. Liburd doubled his tally in the eighty-third minute, effectively closing the game out after a period where Saint Martin had been left flat-footed.
The statistics tell a story of imbalance. Saint Martin held 69% possession and attempted 69 attacks compared to the visitors' 58, yet they created zero big chances while the US Virgin Islands managed the same. The hosts registered six shots on target alongside fourteen off target, while the visitors managed three shots on target from five attempts. Saint Martin made twenty-two clearances against forty-one for the visitors, suggesting they spent more time defending their own area despite controlling the ball.
The result extends the US Virgin Islands' recent form, which has seen them secure victories against Puerto Rico and American Samoa this year. Saint Martin, meanwhile, drop further behind after winning 8-0 against the Bahamas just three days prior, raising questions about consistency at this level. Sebastien Raphose came on in the eighty-sixth minute for the hosts, but the damage had already been done, and the final whistle confirmed a match decided by two moments of clinical finishing rather than sustained pressure.
