As the rest of the Newcastle bench went wild, as Jonjo Shelvey ran to the away end to celebrate, Rafa Benitez paused, turned around, and made a note.
This win against Leicester nearly confirmed Newcastle would be playing Premier League football next season. Yet Benitez, serenaded throughout, kept calm on the touchline.
Anything but staying in the top flight would have been unacceptable to this Champions League winner.
Along the road to safety still being travelled, the 57-year-old has improved imperfect players.