Bahamas vs 04.10.26 20:002 – 3Full Time
US Virgin Islands — CONCACAF Nations League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
US Virgin Islands hold on despite red card to beat Bahamas in Nations League
Bahamas lost 2-3 to US Virgin Islands in a CONCACAF Nations League League C fixture at Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, a five-goal contest that swung heavily in the visitors' favour before a nervy finish. The result leaves Bahamas without a win through the opening matchday period covered here, while US Virgin Islands recorded a rare victory despite finishing with ten men.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Naqwan Henry put the away side ahead in the 30th minute, converting an assist from Jannick Liburd, before Omar Chemaly turned the ball into his own net five minutes later to make it 0-2 at the break. Rakeem Joseph was then sent off right on the stroke of half-time, leaving US Virgin Islands to play the entire second period a man light.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, Henry added his second of the match in the 52nd minute to put the visitors 3-0 ahead. Bahamas responded through William Bayles in the 58th minute, and Peter Julmis converted a stoppage-time penalty in the 90+2nd minute to set a tense finale, but US Virgin Islands held on for the win.
Bahamas dominated possession at 61 percent and had 27 shots to 8, yet their profligacy in front of goal, only 4 shots on target compared to the visitors' 6, proved costly against a side reduced to ten men for 45 minutes.
Naqwan Henry scored twice for US Virgin Islands, opening the scoring in the 30th minute and adding a second after the break to put his side firmly in control.
Bahamas managed just 4 shots on target from 27 attempts, far fewer than the 6 US Virgin Islands registered from only 8.
US Virgin Islands won 3–2 away against Bahamas (half-time 0–2).
Bahamas met US Virgin Islands in the CONCACAF Nations League (League C - 3). Kick-off was Sunday, 4 October 2026, 20:00 UTC at Bethlehem Soccer Stadium. Referee: R. Vindas.
Team pages: Bahamas · US Virgin Islands · CONCACAF Nations League
Key moments
- 30' Goal: N. Henry (assist: J. Liburd) — 0–1 · Watch N. Henry's goal video (30')
- 35' Goal (own goal): O. Chemaly — 0–2 · Watch O. Chemaly's goal video (35')
- 45' Red card: Rakeem Joseph
- 52' Goal: N. Henry — 0–3 · Watch N. Henry's goal video (52')
- 58' Goal: W. Bayles — 1–3 · Watch W. Bayles's goal video (58')
- 90' Goal (penalty): P. Julmis — 2–3
Starting line-ups
Bahamas (4-2-3-1)
- 23 I. Lowe
- 7 Quinton Carey
- 17 O. Chemaly
- 16 L. Carroll
- 12 P. Cooper
- 5 W. Bayles
- 8 C. M. Rahming
- 2 N. Wells
- 20 O. Bain
- 10 M. Joseph
- 11 B. Adderley
US Virgin Islands (4-4-2)
- 1 Dylan Ramos
- 5 A. Shaffer
- 14 Q. Farrell
- 16 A. Bartsch
- 2 J. Blaschka
- 20 N. Henry
- 11 J. Ramos
- 7 C. Griffith
- 9 R. Joseph
- 8 C. Bass
- 19 J. Liburd
About this match
On this page: the Bahamas vs US Virgin Islands final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this CONCACAF Nations League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch N. Henry's goal against Bahamas (30').
- Watch O. Chemaly's own goal video (35').
- Watch N. Henry's goal against Bahamas (52').
- Watch W. Bayles's goal against US Virgin Islands (58').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Bahamas 2–3 US Virgin Islands. Explore more on the Bahamas and US Virgin Islands team pages or the CONCACAF Nations League page.