Nottingham’s Harlots run Crime City close
Just one point separated Malmö and Nottingham in last weekend’s international roller derby showdown at Nottingham Trent University.
Nottingham Roller Derby team the Hellfire Harlots played their first international game on Saturday 21 April, taking on the mighty Crime City Rollers of Malmö, Sweden.
As the only Nottingham-based sports team to be playing internationally at the moment, this bout promised to be the most thrilling sports event of the month, and it did not disappoint.
Crime City seized the lead early on in the first half but the Hellfire Harlots fought hard and recouped valuable points to make the half time score 92 – 92.
In the second half, the Hellfire Harlots surged ahead thanks to hard won power jams by Terroryaki Smak and Bunnie Suicide of the Hellfire Harlots, but Crime City were determined to close the points gap and with less than three minutes to go before the final whistle, the game could have gone either way.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t going to be a rerun of the 1979 Nottingham Forest victory against Malmö FF in the European Cup Final eventually Crime City Rollers stole the day with only a one point differential – final score 162-161.
Hellfire Harlot team captain el Visious commented, “This was an incredibly close game and both teams fought so hard. The final five minutes of the game were so tense and the audience were clearly on the edge of their seats. I’m so proud of my team. We can’t wait to go to Sweden for the rematch!”
About the Hellfire Harlots
The Hellfire Harlots were established in May 2010 and the team is entirely run by the skaters, for the skaters. In recent months, the Nottingham-based roller derby team has achieved a lot due to the team’s hard work and dedication, including:
- Winning Broxtowe Borough’s Sports Club of the Year award (2011);
- team captain El Visious representing England in the first ever Roller;
- Derby World Cup in Toronto;
- becoming a member of the UK Roller Derby Association (UKRDA);
- gaining sponsorship from Sailor Jerrys and
- playing their first international bout in April 2012.
With over 40 paid members and several casual skaters attending training sessions up to four times every week, the Hellfire Harlots are a growing team who have lots of games scheduled for 2012, the next is an away game in Leeds on 5 May 2012. The next home bout to be held in Nottingham will be on 2 June 2012 against the Bristol Harbour Harlots!
website: www.hellfire-harlots.co.uk
facebook: www.facebook.com/nottingham.
