Delhi Dynamos FC managed to bring an end to their six-match losing streak by snatching a 2-2 away draw against Chennaiyin FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. ‘Hero of the Match’ Jeje Lalpekhlua’s brace was cancelled out by David Ngaihte’s first-half header and Guyon Fernandez’s last-minute deft touch. After a well-fought ninety minutes, indiansuperleague.com caught up with the birthday boy and Chennai’s all-time top scorer with 19 goals to find out his views on the match and more. Here are the excerpts.

Your thoughts on tonight’s game?

I think we deserved to win tonight but this is football and anything can happen. We need to practice and learn from the mistakes we made today, and need to focus on the next game.

Was your brace your own way of giving yourself a birthday gift?

Yes, but finally we didn’t get the three points. So, like I said, it’s already done and I hope we can get the three points in the next game.

The fans were singing for you on the ground. How did it feel?

Yes, it’s been amazing! We always get a lot of support from the Chennaiyin FC fans, especially the Super Machans and this time all the Blues as well. So I’d like to thank all of them who come to support us.

What will be the team’s plans for the next game against Pune?

Like I said, we need to concentrate on the mistakes we made in this match as Pune is a good side. We cannot lose a point at a home game and I hope we can get the three points.