ATK moved to sixth in Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2017-18 after a crucial 1-0 away win against NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Friday. Portuguese attacker Zequinha scored a belter of a strike to hand the defending champions a crucial win ahead of the business end of the season. While speaking to indiansuperleague.com after the game, Zequinha shed light on the importance of the win. Here are the excerpts.

Your thoughts on the match?

We know NorthEast are a strong team. We played too close to the line, but we kept the ball, we tried to create chances and we won. I think our team deserved today’s victory. It was very important for us to get the three points tonight.

What was going through your mind before you scored?

I had the chance to shoot the ball. I didn’t think, I just saw the ball in front of me and shot it to score a goal, like I do always. I must keep this up and continue this work.

How important is this win for your team?

It is very important because now we get three points which adds up to 12 points. We reached where we weren’t. We must keep it up and continue like this and congratulations to all my teammates today, who helped me in the game. Without my friends, I cannot score these goals.

What are the emotions like in the dressing room?

For sure, when you win and get three points, it is very important. The entire team is happy and now we won’t relax and we will all stay together. I’m very happy and proud of my team.

Thoughts on your next away match?

Like I said, we play all the games to win. Pune is a good team but we have one week to train and prepare for the match and for sure, we will go there for the win.