Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is delighted to see Graziano Pelle off the mark after their Capital One Cup win at Millwall.
Koeman had ordered Pelle to toughen up as he adapts to life in England - and a chilly Tuesday night down at The Den can certainly be character building.
The Italian struck in injury time to settle the tie after Jack Cork's earlier effort had given the visitors the lead.
"He was unlucky with one chance, and maybe he had to do more with the other two chances but he was working hard for the team," said Saints boss Koeman.
"In the second half there were more players around him and he deserved to score. It's important for a striker, so it was good for him to score."
Pelle was not the only player to score his first goal for Saints - Jack Cork also hit the net for the first time, although it took him 111 more appearances.
After a lacklustre first half, Cork came on at the break and took just eight minutes to break the deadlock when he headed in Dusan Tadic's corner.
"I heard it's Jack's first - I had to ask how long he had been at the club," added Koeman. "It's strange for a player of his quality. But he played very well."
