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Las Vegas takes its first Wes Cup in shock upset
Posted by: Newswire, 2025-03-29, 30 Views
Manager Paul Morland had an unfortunate record coming into the Wes Cup final on Saturday --- he’d lost more Wes Cup finals than any other manager without winning the trophy. Five to be exact. Five losses in the final.
It’s enough to destroy any man over a span of his 20-year Wes career. But Paul persevered again and again. When his Las Vegas team reached their sixth Wes Cup final this season, ironically this time he was definitely not expected to win. Vegas were facing an elite Liverpool team, chasing their third Wes Cup trophy in a row.
Vegas barely scraped through their semi-final against Poznan and were expected to be dominated by a more experienced Liverpool team. However, Wes gods have a way of turning the tables when you least expect it.
The analysts were right about one thing --- Liverpool would dominate. The English club had way more shots, more possession and seven shots on goal. But the Vegas GK stood firm and saved every single one. It was a truly heroic performance. On the other end, the Liverpool GK had a poor game --- he conceded two goals in only 4 shots on target.
If you were kind, you’d say Morland’s counter attacking plan worked. But who could begrudge the manager with a trophy he’d been hunting two decades. They were the neutral’s favorite, and this time lady luck smiled on the club.
