Jamshedpur FC secured their first home victory of Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2017-18, by handing visitors Kerala Blasters FC a 2-1 defeat at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur on Wednesday. Jerry Mawihmingthanga scored the fastest goal in Hero ISL history at 23 seconds to give the home team an early lead, before Ashim Biswas doubled the scoreline. After the host’s record win, indiansuperleague.com caught up with Biswas who slotted home his maiden Hero ISL goal. Here are the excerpts.

Your thoughts on the game?

First, I just want to say that we have won at our home ground after so long. Jerry and I scored the goals in front of the fans and we got three points. So, let’s see what happens and we will try our level best going ahead.

How do you feel about your performance?

I feel good and I wanted to play more, but I started having cramps in my leg. But overall, I am very happy with my performance and I hope to continue doing well.

How does it feel to win your first home game?

I am very happy. Initially, we didn’t win even though we had scored but now I feel happy for the fans, for myself and for the team.

With the playoff battle approaching, how important is this win?

I am very happy, but we shouldn’t have conceded a goal. We will try our best going ahead and win every match so that we move ahead on the table and stay there.