Kells went down fighting but were unable to avoid back to back defeats for the first time this season.
Welfare once again missing key players especially top scorer Ollie Burton struggled to find the target and were nilled for the first time this season.
Trailing 1 nil at the break Kells rallied but were unable to stage a comeback and conceded another goal .
Welfare will need to bounce back next week when they travel to Leeds Mods with places at the top now looking tight amongst all the promotion hopefulls.