Welington’s first-half screamer away at Lincoln City should have been the goal that handed Southampton a 1-0 win in the Championship on Saturday lunchtime.
Unfortunately, the Brazilian wouldn't be the memorable match winner with his audacious effort, as Mikkel Ladefoged - on only his second appearance for the Imps - would end up scoring a crushing 87th-minute equaliser.
Tonda Eckert's tinkering during the game didn't help, with Leo Scienza coming off at around the hour mark hurting Southampton's attacking intent.
Away from the German getting some of his substitute decisions arguably wrong, there were a couple of underperformers at Sincil Bank who you would've banked on being key if the Saints were to win at such a hostile ground who let the side down.
The main underperformers vs Lincoln
Cyle Larin has now unfortunately gone two Championship games without a goal which is very unlike the usually potent Canadian.
The out-of-sorts number nine wouldn't even register an on-target shot at George Wickens' goal during his forgettable 62 minute runout, with the likes of Sonny Bradley for the home side's defence dealing with him comfortably.
Likewise, while the aforementioned Scienza was tricky, leading to Lincoln players fouling him throughout, he couldn't quite catch Wickens out with a shot rustling the back of the net, with one of his four efforts clattering the crossbar, to the dismay of the frustrated number seven.
When both Larin and Scienza are playing at the peak of their powers, they are unstoppable, as showcased in their devastating performances during the 5-1 Millwall victory.
Regrettably, they're not superhuman, though, and they will be prone to an off-performance here and there.
Alongside the ex-Heidenheim winger, and the off-colour Brampton Bagsman, there was another attacker who was anonymous throughout, leading to the dire draw having to be stomached.
This anonymous star had to offer more to clinch a win
Heading into this showdown at Sincil Bank, the Saints had scored an impressive ten goals from four Championship outings.
The away masses would have been hoping that their attack-minded team would have too much for Lincoln to handle, but the spirited hosts dealt with the South Coast outfit well, with Finn Azaz a passenger centrally, when he usually allows Southampton to tick.
Against Millwall, the ex-Middlesbrough playmaker was arguably the best player on the pitch, even with Larin scoring two goals, and Scienza bombing forward with intricate run after intricate run, as the Lions just couldn't contain the skilful Irishman, who grabbed a goal and assist for his troubles.
He was a shadow of his usual self against Lincoln, on the contrary, with plenty of Saints fans critical of Azaz online, who has the tendency to go missing when playing a physically imposing opponent.
Like Larin, he would fail to amass a single shot on target. To make matters worse, he would also go the entire 78 minutes he was on the Sincil Bank turf for without picking up a single key pass, or a single successful dribble, as the determined Imps nullified him.
He would also irritate the away fans by only winning two of his six duels, as to try and be successful against Lincoln, you need to scrap and battle.
It would be a rash call to drop Azaz altogether for the upcoming match with Swansea City, but the worry will be whether teams will look at how Lincoln performed, in thwarting the 25-year-old, and do similar to pick up results.
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