Puerto Rico beat the USA 32-24 and Mexico edged Chile 26-25 in Day 2 of pool play. Mexico is undefeated in pool play and has wrapped up the first place seed. Even if the USA were to upset Mexico tomorrow they would still have the head-to-head tiebreakers vs. either Chile or Puerto Rico. Likewise, Team USA is locked into the 4th seed as both Chile and Puerto Rico have the head-to-head tiebreaker against the USA. This means that tomorrow’s pool play games (Mexico vs. USA and Chile vs. Puerto Rico) are not only meaningless but also a preview of the critical semifinal matchups. Expect all teams to rest some of their starters and to avoid revealing any potential strategies for the semi-finals on Tuesday.
USA Federation Write Up: http://www.usateamhandball.org/news/index.html?article_id=69
Sun., Nov. 23
Puerto Rico 32 24 USA (18-11) Score Sheet: http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/15/219319/3%20C%C3%A9dula%20de%20Juego%20PUR-USA.pdf
Mexico 26 – 25 Chile (13-12)
Source: Mexico Handball Forum http://handball.mforos.com/1179288/8092043-panamericano-adulto-femenino-1-division-resultados/
Standings (through day 2)
1) Mexico (2-0-0) 4 Pts 53 45 +8
2) Chile (1-0-1) 2 Pts 52 43 +9
3) Puerto Rico (1-0-1) 2 Pts 52 51 +1
4) USA (0-0-2) 41 59 -18
Sat., Nov 22 Results
Chile 27 – 17 USA (15-8) Score Sheet: http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/15/219319/1%20C%C3%A9dula%20de%20Juego%20USA-CHI.pdf
Video: http://handball.mforos.com/1179288/8092713-panam-adulto-femenino-1-div-videos/
Mexico 27 – 20 Puerto Rico (13-9)
Remaining schedule:
Mon., Nov. 24
4:30 p.m. Puerto Rico vs. Chile
6:30 p.m. USA vs. Mexico
Tues., Nov. 25
4:30 p.m. Semifinal No. 1 Puerto Rico vs. Chile
6:30 p.m. Semifinal No. 2 Mexico vs. USA
Weds., Nov. 26
4:30 p.m. Third Place Game
6:30 p.m. First Place Game