NorthEast United FC put up a brave performance at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday evening and held high-flying Delhi Dynamos FC to a 1-1 draw in the 2015 Hero Indian Super League (ISL). Highlanders coach Cesar Farias, speaking at the post-match press conference, was content with taking one point from the “away” match.“It’s a very important point for us. Over time you get points away, it’s good. Especially since it was a tough game. In the north-east, it is [mostly] in tough conditions. We have to live with that every day. Our players are also young, local boys. And usually there is a phase in the tournament where the team skyrockets, as long as you work for that and there is a sequence in the game. We have performed better in the past but also lost those games, so it’s good that we have got a good point today,” the Venezuelan told reporters.“And of course, after you lose a game like that [5-1 vs Mumbai City FC], it’s difficult to see positives. There were two penalties in the game…But the whole time we were taking the initiative, just like today. The goal scored and chances created today were just counter-attacks, not when they had the ball and created opportunities.“Analysis depends on how you see it. For us, it is a tremendous point. It is one which gives us the edge, [provides opportunity] to skyrocket. And one of the most important things is that it is difficult to forget the wins or losses and move on to the next one. It is painful we lost two points especially when you played better than the other team. But in soccer, you have to put up [with that].”With seven points from seven matches, NorthEast now travel to Kolkata on Saturday to play defending champions Atlético de Kolkata at the Salt Lake Stadium.
