Central American Games: Costa Rica champion in the men’s division. A sports party is being held in Guatemala. The handball competition ended and crowned the Costa Ricans.
Gold Costa Rica
During the last day of competition, the ranking positions in both the men’s and women’s categories were defined.
In the first instance, the Costa Rican men’s team faced their Guatemalan counterparts and won 25-24.
The Guatemalan team dominated most of the game. However, in the second half the Ticos came out determined to turn the result around and managed to tie the game.
The final minutes were key, Costa Rica was able to take advantage and won 25.24 and was crowned champion of the Central American Games.
Undefeated and champions
The team coached by Edgar Cordero Hernandez won all 5 games played. First they defeated Nicaragua 30-28, then they beat Honduras 38-18.
Meanwhile, they won 45-15 against Panama and in the closing match they beat the locals 25-24.
The top scorer of the match was Daniel Villegas Mayorga with 8 goals. In addition, Jeffrey Vega Hooker of Panama became the tournament’s top scorer with 28 total goals.
Participants
In the men’s division, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama participated.
The competition system was round robin. The ranking was as follows:
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Panama
Below we share with you all the results of the five days of competition:
Friday, October 17th
Nicaragua 28-30 Costa Rica
Guatemala 33-16 Panama
Saturday, October 18
Panama 25-29 Honduras
Nicaragua 24-23 Guatemala
Sunday, October 19
Costa Rica 38-18 Honduras
Panama 30-44 Nicaragua
Monday, October 20
Costa Rica 45-15 Panama
Honduras 19-27 Guatemala
Tuesday, October 21
Honduras 26-39 Nicaragua
Guatemala 24-25 Costa Rica
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By Loly Coria
