Kiyah-Starr Shelton scored 4 goals when the Virgin Islands registered a 6-0 victory over Grenada on Match Day 3 of the 2025 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U14 Girls Challenge Series at Larry Gomes Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Photo: CFU

After being edged by French Guyana in their opening game on Friday, August 15, 2025, the Virgin Islands bounced back in emphatic fashion in the Caribbean Football Union (CF) U-14 Girls Challenge Series in Trinidad and Tobago, beating Grenada 6-0 on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Photo: CFU

Goal-scorer against French Guiana, striker Kiyah-Starr Shelton was among the goals for the Virgin Islands in their 6-0 defeat of Grenada on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Photo: CFU/Facebook

The Virgin Islands girls’ under-14 national team was unfortunate to lose to French Guiana on Friday in its first match of the Caribbean Football Union U-14 Girls Challenge Series, after leading 1-nil at half time. Photo: CFU

Shelton blasted in 4 goals for the emphatic win and took her goal-scoring tally in the series to 5.

The Number 9 sent the VI ahead in the 15^th minute when she beat two defenders on the left side to enter the box and fired in from a tight angle.

The aggressive striker then doubled the lead a minute later when she unleashed a low shot from the top of the 18-yard box that beat the Grenada keeper to her left.

Shelton was on target again in the 28^th minute for her hat-trick when she received a through ball on the left and exploded to the top of the 18-yard box before unleashing that dangerous left foot. The ball flew into the top left-hand corner of the goal.

Beaver-trick for Shelton

The Beaver-trick for Shelton came in the 42^nd minute when she found herself in the box with just the keeper to beat and did so with a low shot to the keeper’s left.

Captain Aerin Westlake added to the tally with a goal in the 30th minute, while substitute Chelsie Dyer sealed the victory with a strike in the 55th minute.

Shelton was later named the Player of the Match (POTM).

The Virgin Islands will be in Tier II Group B action again from 2:00 PM today, Monday, August 18, 2025, against Barbados at Ato Boldon Stadium.

They then play their final group match against Suriname from 10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

See previous article published August 17, 2025

VI beat Grenada 6-0 in CFU U14 Girls Challenge Series in T&T

After being edged by French Guiana in their opening game on Friday, August 15, 2025, the Virgin Islands bounced back in emphatic fashion in the Caribbean Football Union (CF) U-14 Girls Challenge Series in Trinidad and Tobago, beating Grenada 6-0 on Sunday, August 17, 2025.

The game was played this morning at the Larry Games Stadium in Arima.

The Virgin Islands led 4-0 at halftime and added another two goals before the final whistle.

We will bring details of the game in a subsequent publication.

VI vs Barbados on Monday

The Virgin Islands will be in Tier II Group B action again from 2:00 PM on Monday, August 18, 2025, against Barbados at Ato Boldon Stadium.

The Virgin Islands girls’ under-14 national team was unfortunate to lose to French Guiana on Friday in its first match of the Caribbean Football Union U-14 Girls Challenge Series, after leading 1-nil at halftime due to a French Guiana own goal.

The second half began with more energy from the BVI. Just one minute after the restart, striker Kiyah-Starr Shelton doubled the lead in the 36th minute, putting the VI up 2–0 and raising hopes of a memorable opening victory.

But French Guiana quickly responded. In the 42nd minute, Dadoe Tiffany struck to cut the deficit to 2–1. Misfortune struck again for the VI six minutes later, when an own goal in the 48th minute brought French Guiana level at 2–2.

As the match seemed destined for a draw, French Guiana kept pushing in stoppage time. In the final seconds of added time, Maylise Ambroise delivered the winner in the 70+5 minute, sealing a 3–2 comeback victory.

VI’s Group B opponents

Group B comprises Grenada, Barbados, Virgin Islands, French Guiana, and Suriname.

Teams in each group will play each other once in a round-robin format, with the three group winners advancing to the Tier II semifinal. The second-place team with the highest number of points between the three groups will join the group winners in the Tier II semifinal. 

The group winner with the highest number of points will face off against the best second-place team in the first semifinal, while the second and third-best group winners will compete in the second semifinal.