First golden medal for Saidercray

Cyclist Angela Tabler provides historical triumph

Stretching both fisted hands into the air, Angela Tabler crossed the finishing line of the Cycling Women's Road Race. With a time of three hours, 26 minutes and 35 seconds, she won her and Saidercray's first golden medal at the Olympics. Silver went to cyclists from Quakmybush.

The Saidercrayan team, furthermore containing Irene Rondra, who arrived 6th, and Muriel Young, kept to itself for a long time of the race. 40 km in front of the finish, Rondra joint a group of runaways, yet they were overtaken again about 15 km later. Shortly after this, Tabler started her decisive attack: together with another cyclist, she drove away from the main group, and finally shook off her colleague at an ascent, so that she arrived at the finishing line with a by a wide margin of more than two minutes.

"It's a fantastic feeling and a great success", the victorious sportswoman from north-eastern Saidercray made known. "I think that's what every athlete dreams of, standing on the top of the pedestal, listening to the hymn while the flag ascends in front of the evening sky. A great moment coronating a great race."

Football: Saidercray-Quakmybush 2-1
Saidercray: Simpson - Humphrey (66. Zuckerer), Uguel, Bank - Baqura, Encel, Dacker (46. Giney), Mortey - Cunio, Pawlson (61. Ho), Dishyatt
Goals: 0-1 17., 1-1 Cunio 58., 2-1 Giney 80.

Together with the teams of Abu-Omar, Kelssek, Ariddia, Estresse Intenso an Quakmybush, Saidercray plays in group C. "A strong group, with many good teams in it: it is a challenge which we want to tackle and in which we can triumph", national coach Marco Vondelick commented on the result of the draw.

In Saidercray's first match, the spectators witnessed two entirely different halfs. The Quakmybushian team dominated from the whistle and settled in the Saidercrayan part of the field. While the Storks only had very few chance, the new number 1 in the goal of Saidercray, Timothy Simpson, was often compelled to perform fantastic saves. Nonetheless, even he was powerless against the strong shot for Quakmybush's 0-1 in minute 17. But the nearer the half-time came, the more strongly it became obvious that Quakmybush couldn't continue their fast run on any longer. More and more stabilizing the defense, the Storks now began to play kick-and-rush and almost equalized in minute 47, yet Pawlson stood offside.
Finally, it was Steven Cunio who scored the 1-1. In his third match for Saidercray, the small spearhead outwitted two defenders and perfected his solo-attempt with a well-placed shot into the opponents' net. From this moment on, Saidercray controlled the game and got a lot of chances, one of which resulted into the decisive 2-1: A free kick of Frank Encel found the head of Fan Wai Ho. The goalkeeper could repulse Ho's header, but couldn't catch the ball so that it dropped down in front of Patrick Giney who maneuvered it into the goal.

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Olympic athletes arrive at Querzakhi

It was 16.03 o'clock when the team of the Saidercrayan Olympic Commitee (SOC) left the airplane of SaidercrAir after a flight of several hours and set foot on the earth of the city Querzakhi, on whose stadium the eyes of the sports world will fix during the coming days.

For the first time ever, Saidercray will be represented by these athletes at a supraregional sporting event. The men and women from 18 to 39 years are a mothley mixed ensemble of nationwidely famous notabilities and young, aspiring talents like Michael Arebarm or Susan Chaah. The nation's hope for medals focusses on the national football team, consisting mostly of the same players who enthused us half a year ago, the penthatletes, the female basketball team and the marathon runners.

The atmosphere within the team is dominated by anticipated joy towards world's most famous and most time-honoured sports competition with its history going back into the ancient days of Greek antiquity. Concerning the expectations towards success, most may subscribe to what 100m runner Disa Foldap said to an STV reporter at the arrival in the Olympic Village: "For most of us, this is the first international competition, thus it's hard to say where we stand compared to the others. But we're all highly motivated and want to emit the best for our country."

Directing the attention to the national football team's matches and to final decisions where Saidercrayan athletes can win medals, Saidercray Today will report from the Secund Summer Olympics. Let's keep our fingers crossed for our athletes.

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