man of the match
Noun
Meaning
(sports) The best player in a match.
(sports) A player chosen as having made the most outstanding achievement during a match, and awarded a small prize.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
During the World Cup in 2002 I was voted Man of the Match three times in Sweden, even though I hadn't played. The people love me.
Paraic (Fanning) was captain, Noel Dalton was a top class free-taker and Man of the Match in the Fitzgibbon Final, Pat Fanning, Michael Hubbard and plenty of others which was important.
Man of the match: Lennie Wise Stansfeld Reserves didn’t play at the weekend, while the 3rd team went down 2-1 away to Old Roan, Richard Gurney with his side’s goal.
Man of the match Andy Wrightson, Billy Walton, Stu Sproul and Nathan Bowerbank got their goals, with Wylam's star man Nathan Moore replying.
Stokes, who was adjudged the Man of the Match for his all-round show, said he came into the game with the same mentality as he did against Mumbai Indians.
He also won the Nasco Man of the Match award twice.