South African winger Thembinkosi Lorch was the standout star for Wydad AC in their 2-0 defeat to Manchester City at the FIFA Club World Cup.
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The Red Castle could not handle the pace of Pep Guardiola's side as they suffered defeat in their opening game, putting pressure on coach Amine Benhachem's side for the rest of the tournament.
First-half goals from Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku were enough for the Manchester side to take the win, but they did not have it all their own way due to an inspired performance from Thembinkosi 'Nyoso' Lorch.
According to stats from SofaScore, Lorch was voted as the 2nd-highest rated player of the game with a 7.8 rating, only behind Man-of-the-Match Phil Foden.
Lorch, playing off the left-wing, was a threat to Guardiola's team throughout the game until he was substituted in the 84th minute for Stephane Aziz Ki
The former Orlando Pirates man was no pushover as he lost just one duel throughout the game, while also creating the team's only big chance in the game.
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Here is a detailed breakdown of his game by the stats, according to SofaScore:
Touches: 40
Passes: 19/27 (70%)
Dribbles: 3/3 (100%)
Big chances created: 1
Crosses: 1/2 (50%)
Long balls: 2/3 (67%)
Shots on target: 1/3 (33%)
Ground duels: 4/5 (80%)
Aerial duels: 1/1 (100%)
Interceptions: 2
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