Almeria saw their Copa del Rey dreams dashed by Second Division outfit Hercules on Thursday.
The Primera Liga side trailed 2-1 from the first leg of their fourth round contest, but fancied their chances of turning the tie around on home soil.
In the end, though, they slipped to an even more convincing defeat, with the visitors snatching a 1-0 win at Estadio del Mediterraneo.
Portuguese midfielder Tiago Gomes was the hero for Hercules as his solitary strike after 76 minutes settled the contest.
A miserable night for Almeria was compounded in stoppage-time when Argentine defender Hernan Pellerano was dismissed after being shown a second yellow card.
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