Mumbai City FC stumbled to a 2 – 0 loss at the hands of local rivals FC Pune City in Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2017-18 at the Mumbai Football Arena on Sunday. Diego Carlos and Marcelinho struck in each half as the Islanders lost their fourth home game on the trot. Mumbai’s defender Gerson Vieira played his heart out however, putting on a solid display in the backline and post the setback, the Brazilian took time to speak to indiansuperleague.com and shared his thoughts on the derby. Here are the excerpts.

What would you like to say about the game tonight?

It was very sad for us. I am very sad and disappointed with the result. But we still have a chance and we will fight for it.

Was bad luck the reason you missed so many chances?

Maybe it was bad luck. But even then, we had to score. We had some great chances and we had to convert those into goals. But we have to try and improve and fix these mistakes.

What do you think of your chances of qualifying for the playoffs?

In my opinion, it is very hard. It was difficult before this match, and now it is even harder. But we will keep on fighting harder.