Phil Foden opened the goal scoring as Manchester City beat Wydad Casablanca 2-0 to kickoff their Club World Cup, MySportDab reports.
The current title holders of the former format would look to make sure they cement their name as Champions.
Full Match Report
The game was one sided from kickoff which saw the Premier League side quickly established their dominance.
It took City just two minutes to get the opening goal which came from Phil Foden strike which immediately turned things to 1-0.
There was nothing much the African team could do than making sure things did not get worst as the match carried on.
Wydad did pushed and created opportunities mainly with Cassius Mailula forcing a save from the Premier League goalkeeper in the 32nd minutes.
Jeremy Doku was able to extend the advantage to 2-0 whose finishing was perfect with Phil Foden setting up the assist.
It was a 2-0 scoreline after 45 minutes which saw good work being done from both teams as it was more favorable to the side from England.
More action was witnessed from the second half which saw some decisive moments and quality football from the CAF representatives.
There was a lot of work put in to make sure the English side struggled to get freedom of making something more happen.
No goal was scored with the match entering the 80th minutes mark. There was a debatable moment in the 89th minutes which resulted in a red card.
Rico Lewis was caught in an outrageous moment which saw him lunched a tackle which the referee body cam caught and he was punished with a straight red.
The game came to an end with Manchester City breezed past Wydad Casablanca with a 2-0 result which gifts them all three points after full time.
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