Chennaiyin FC battled to a hard-fought 1 – 1 draw against Delhi Dynamos FC in Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2017-18 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi on Sunday. Kalu Uche’s penalty was cancelled by Mailson Alves’ late header as the 2015 Hero ISL champions finish the match-week in fourth spot on the points table. One of the players who had a busy outing was Chennaiyin’s striker Jeje Lalpekhlua and he spoke to indiansuperleague.com post-match and shared his thoughts regarding the same. Here are the excerpts.

Talk us through the game.

It was a tough game, but it was a fair result and we get one point, it was important for us. Every game is important for us, so we need to play like they’re the final.

Did you miss Henrique Sereno out there?

Yes, we did but the guy we had in his position did well and like I said we had to score more goals today and I hope we can do it again, but this is football, and anything can happen. We need to concentrate on the next game.

What was lacking in terms of attack out there?

Yes, we needed a goal but like I said, this is football, sometimes you miss and sometimes you score. So, we need to concentrate in the scoring area and I hope we can get more goals.

How crucial was the equaliser?

It was very important for us as we got one point and every game we need to get at least one point and like I said attack and qualify for the semi-finals.

What is the team’s mentality right now?

Yes, right now the team atmosphere is very good in the dressing room, but we need to work harder and qualify for the semi-finals.