After a scoreless draw, the encounter went to penalties as Norman Bailey Dwayne Kerr, Dawyne Smith, Troy Smith and James Thomas scored for Jamaica with Obrian Woodbine missing the target, while Ricardo Cousins' shot was saved by the Mexican goalkeeper Sergio Arias.
Hugo Ayala, Alejandro Esqueda, Jorge Torres and Moisés Velasco scored for Mexico, while kicks from Emmanuel Cerda, Rodolfo Del Real and Emmanuel Sanchez were all missed.
In the other semifinal at the Maracanã Stadium on Tuesday, Ecuador topped Bolivia by a score of 1:0.
Jamaica, who is the first Caribbean team to reach the tournament's final since Cuba in 1979, will face Ecuador for the gold medal at the Maracanã Stadium on Friday (27 July), while in the earlier encounter, Mexico takes on Bolivia for the bronze medal.
2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
Men's U-20 Football Tournament
Semifinals
24.07: Maracanã Stadium
JAMAICA - MEXICO 0:0, 5:4 pen
James THOMAS (G), Obrian WOODBINE (M), Troy SMITH (G), Ricardo COUSINS (SV), Dwayne KERR (G), Dawyne SMITH (G), Norman BAILEY (G) - Emmanuel SANCHEZ (M), Alejandro ESQUEDA (G), Moisés VELASCO (G), Jorge TORRES (G), Emmanuel CERDA (M), Hugo AYALA (G), Rodolfo DEL REAL (M)
JAM: Dwayne Kerr - Ajuran Brown, Ricardo Cousins, Kemmar Daley, James Thomas, Edward Campbell (78: Alanzo Alam), Obrian Woodbine, Dawyne Smith, Norman Bailey, Damaine Thompson, Troy Smith. Booked: Brown 45'
MEX: Sergio Arias - Christian Sánchez, Hugo Ayala, Alejandro Berber, Raúl Martínez, Alejandro Esqueda, Moisés Velasco, Jonathan Piña (62: Emmanuel Cerda), Mario Gallegos (73: José Recio), Jorge Torres, Rodolfo del Real. Booked: none
R: Helber LOPES (BRA)
BOLIVIA - ECUADOR 0:1 (0:0)
Carlos DELGARDO 64'
R: Pablo Antonio POZO (CHI)
Bronze Medal
27.07: Maracanã Stadium
MEXICO - BOLIVIA (12:00)
Gold Medal
27.07: Maracanã Stadium
JAMAICA - ECUADOR (15:00)
Photo #1 - Jamaica, by Jorge Saenz/AP
Photo #2 - Jamaica vs. Mexico, from femexfut.org.mx
