The Dominican Republic easily defeated Canada yesterday in the gold medal match 35-23 and Puerto Rico edged Mexico 28-26 for 3rd place. In round-robin play Venezuela defeated Guatemala 32-26 to secure 5th place. The Dominican Republic and Canada both qualified for the Men’s PATHF Championship next summer in Chile.

Results: Saturday, 07 November 2009

Placing Matches
Rep. Dominicana – Canada 35 : 23 (17:10)
Puerto Rico – Mexico 28 : 26 (12:13) Group A

5th-7th Place Classification
Venezuela – Guatemala 32 : 26 (11:13)

Final Ranking
1) Dominican Republic
2) Canada
3) Puerto Rico
4) Mexico
5) Venezuela
6) Colombia
7) Guatemala

PATHF website: Results: http://www.panamhandball.org/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlan&mode=1&p=7&Itemid=19