GB pleased with handball showing

Lynn McCafferty scored five goals in the win over Greece

Great Britain's women's handball team were delighted to hit their target despite finishing fifth out of six teams in World Championship qualifying.

Bosses had set their sights on one win from six games, while not losing any game by more than 18 goals.

They beat Greece 25-23, while their only heavy loss came to the Czech Republic, 17-34 on Saturday.

"We're much closer to the next level of nations than we previously thought," said coach Jesper Holmris.

"I think we've done much better than we expected. It has been a great experience to play five games in six days, and the players have realised how hard it is to do that.

"We can now move on and prepare for the European Championship qualifiers next year."

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Six goals from Holly Lam-Moores and five from Lynn McCafferty helped GB past Greece, who they had picked out as their easiest opponents before the tournament.

"It was the perfect finish to a fantastic week," said Holmris.

Great Britain men's and women's teams were both formed from scratch in 2005 and have targeted top-eight finishes at London 2012.

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Great Britain's qualifying fixtures:

25 Nov - lost to Netherlands 37-21

26 Nov - lost to Lithuania 23-27

28 Nov - lost to Turkey 22-14

29 Nov - lost to Czech Republic 17-34

30 Nov - beat Greece 25-23