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HANDBALL NEWSEdition 87, September 2 2009
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Even without several
key players GB proved
to be competing well
with European club
teams and two very well
deserved places on the
All-Star team went to
Holly Lam Moores on
the left wing and SarahHargreaves in goal.
Fudge.
The final that
afternoon was against
Salerno again, and
despite a strong
defence and good
overall performance
they lost out 22-27.
Lam Moores top
scored with seven
goals, while Bolton
goalkeeper Cerys
Walker was also in form
as was Marie Merry,
while Dani Sposi scored
six goals.
GB TARGET FINLAND AFTER
SUCCESSFUL CAMP IN ITALYGB Women warmed up for their forthcoming European
Championship clash with Finland later this month with a successful
training camp and tournament in Italy.
The team played four
matches in the mini
tournament against top
Italian and Austrian club
sides, and were
narrowly beaten in the
final after a strong
performance from many
Great Chance
Top-scorer in Italy, Holly Lam-Moores from Warrington.
Down, but not out - Cardiff's GB ace Gareth Priddle.
GB v Finland:
Tickets on Sale
Head coach Jesper
Holmris said: “It was a
great chance for us to
prepare for the European
Championship qualification
matches against Finland in
three weeks.
“It was also a great
opportunity to play against
a different style of
handball.”
GB opened with a match
against Cassano, who had
stepped in at the last
minute following the
withdrawal of a Hungarian
side.
GB won comfortably 30-
17, with a strong defence
giving the wingers plenty of
Shoulder Op for GB's Priddle
scoring opportunities
which they took, with 17
fast-break goals.
The second match
pitted GB against Salerno,
who are tipped to
challenge for the Italian
League title this season,
having signed several
international players.
Salerno won 22-15, but
new GB players Shila
Casey and former Talent
ID players Kathryn Fudge
and Louise Jukes all had
strong performances.
GB took on MGA Wien
– who are the fourth-
ranked team in Austria - in
the semi final, and battled
to a superb 23-16 victory.
GB were clearly up for
this game, and the star of
the game was goalkeeper
Sarah Hargreaves, who
had an outstanding save
ratio of 63 per cent.
And Warrington winger
Holly Lam-Moores was
also in good form, as was
Nina Heglund and Kathryn
While out of action, Priddle
has plenty of time to ponder
his future position in the team.
“I was playing as a pivot,”
he added. “But Dragan wants
me to train as a defence
specialist. So when I get back
into it I will be playing in
defence and not attack. That's
a good focus.
“We’ve been up against it
with the lack of money, but we
don't want to go to the
Olympics and be pushed
over because we wouldn’t
bother going if that was the
case.
“We have three years to
make it as a competitive
team. It is an easy thing to
walk away and say we have
no money and lack this and
that, but it's better to carry on
and say we can show what
we are all about.”
Priddle, a 24-year-old
from Cardiff, has returned
from the Academy in
Denmark to recover from
his operation in his home
town.
“I injured it a while ago
and then had rehab, but
needed to have
injections,” he said. “So I
came back to see if I could
get it sorted out.”
TICKETS are still on sale
for the Great Britain versus
Finland clash in
September, as the GB
women’s squad attempt to
qualify for the 2010
European Championship.
The two-leg clash with
Finland begins on
Wednesday, September
23, at the Pirkkola Sports
Hall in Helsinki, with the
return match three days
later on Saturday,
September 26, at the
Echo Arena in Liverpool.
Log on to
www.EchoArena.com to
get your tickets.
GREAT Britain handballer Gareth Priddle is facing up to 12 weeks on the
sidelines after having surgery on a shoulder injury last week.
All-Stars