US Virgin Islands — Bahamas: 3:1, CONCACAF Nations League
CONCACAF Nations League
US Virgin IslandsD14 Aug 2025 · Home Turks and Caicos Islands · 1:1L15 Nov 2025 · Away Grenada · 1:4W25 Mar · Home American Samoa · 5:2W29 Mar · Home Puerto Rico · 2:0W26 Sep · Away Saint Martin · 2:0W29 Sep · Home Bahamas · 3:1
3:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
BahamasL12 Nov 2025 · Home Anguilla · 1:2L15 Nov 2025 · Home British Virgin Islands · 0:6L26 Mar · Home Anguilla · 1:3L30 Mar · Away Cayman Islands · 0:1L23 Sep · Home Saint Martin · 0:8L29 Sep · Away US Virgin Islands · 1:3
In the CONCACAF Nations League game on 29 September 2026, US Virgin Islands beat Bahamas 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 4:6, corners 0:5.
Match report
The USA Virgin Islands secured a 3:1 victory over the Bahamas in their CONCACAF Nations League C-3 clash at Bethlehem Soccer Stadium on Monday evening. The result extends a positive run for the hosts, who have now won their last three matches across all competitions. For the visitors, it represents another setback in what has been a difficult campaign.
Jimson Louis opened the scoring for the Virgin Islands in the fourteenth minute, finishing from a tight angle after good work on the left flank. The Bahamas responded well and found an equaliser just before half-time through Rakeem Joseph, who made a run into the box and stayed onside to slot home. That goal shifted the momentum, though the hosts quickly regained their composure.
After the break the Virgin Islands took control of the tie. Noah Armour doubled their lead in the sixty-second minute, capitalising on a defensive lapse before Matthew Christopher Rahming added a third in the sixty-eighth to put the result beyond doubt. Several substitutions were made by both sides as the game progressed, with the Bahamas bringing on three players around the hour mark in an attempt to change the dynamic.
The statistics tell an interesting story. The Bahamas enjoyed 58 per cent possession and completed 270 passes compared to the hosts' 180, yet they created nothing from it. They registered six shots on target but only managed one save from their goalkeeper, while the Virgin Islands, with just four shots on target, converted three times. The visitors made five corners to the hosts' none, suggesting they pushed forward without finding a way through.
This result keeps the Virgin Islands in contention at the top of their group, while the Bahamas continue to struggle for consistency. They have now lost four of their last five matches, including that heavy 8:0 defeat to Saint-Martin earlier this month. The hosts, by contrast, have built something tangible — three clean sheets in their last five games and a goal difference that tells a different story to their recent past.
D14 Aug 2025 · Home Turks and Caicos Islands · 1:1L15 Nov 2025 · Away Grenada · 1:4W25 Mar · Home American Samoa · 5:2W29 Mar · Home Puerto Rico · 2:0W26 Sep · Away Saint Martin · 2:0W29 Sep · Home Bahamas · 3:1
L12 Nov 2025 · Home Anguilla · 1:2L15 Nov 2025 · Home British Virgin Islands · 0:6L26 Mar · Home Anguilla · 1:3L30 Mar · Away Cayman Islands · 0:1L23 Sep · Home Saint Martin · 0:8L29 Sep · Away US Virgin Islands · 1:3