Mumbai City FC rode a sensational Moudou Sougou hat-trick to beat ATK 3-1 at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata on Friday. The three points also confirmed the Islanders a spot in the Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL) 2018-19 play-offs.

After the match, indiansuperleague.com caught up with Mumbai's hat-trick hero Modou Sougou. Here's what he had to say.

Thoughts on the match.

Yes, this match is special for us because our ambition was to be in the top-four and now we are there. So, we are happy.

You had assists coming from three different players tonight. Thoughts on the teamwork behind it.

Yeah, we are a good collective. We have players who are fast and that is why we are dangerous in the away matches when we attack. And, if you see today, Pranjal (Bhumij), who is a young player, did well. He deserves the credit because he tried hard to come back into the team and I want to say congratulations to him. We are happy now and we can celebrate.

How will Mumbai City FC approach the next match against FC Pune City?

We are professionals. We have to play all the matches for three points. It's what we will do. We will have one day to celebrate but when we start training, we will focus and be ready for FC Pune City.

For ATK, the defeat was a death blow to their play-off ambitions and saw them crash out of the top four race. Eugeneson Lyngdoh joined indiansuperleague.com for the post-match interview. Here are the excerpts.

Tough luck for ATK. How disappointed is the team right now?

Obviously, we didn't expect the result to go this way. Obviously, we wanted to do our best which we didn't. It is a disappointing loss for us.

Do you think after Modou Sougou's third goal, ATK had a chance to make a comeback?

Yeah, they (Mumbai City FC) were playing on counters and the opportunities they got, they took advantage of these. In the second-half, we were in control of the match but Sougou got the goal and the whole dimension of the match changed.

Thoughts on your first start of the season for ATK.

Just happy that I got to start but I need to work more and work harder. It is the end of the season, so we need to finish it on a good note.

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