Conil saw off Dos Hermanos 1-0 in the Round of 16 of the Federation Cup on Tuesday evening. The home side ground out the win with a single strike in the second half, securing their place in the quarter-finals and ending their opponents' cup campaign.
By then, much of the first half had passed without incident, and the match seemed set for a goalless draw. And here's the thing — it rarely ends that way. Conil broke the deadlock in the 75th minute, a goal that proved decisive in what had been a tight affair. To be fair, neither side created much, but the hosts took their chance when it came.
Conil arrive in this tie on the back of a narrow victory over Melilla, their previous outing ending 1-0 as well. Dos Hermanos have been more prolific, smashing Sporting Ceuta 9-0 in their last outing, but that form has been mixed — they lost 1-0 to Linares Deportivo and went down 3-1 to Recreativo Huelva before that.
The result means Conil progress to the quarter-finals, while Dos Hermanos' cup run comes to an end despite that emphatic win over Sporting Ceuta. It's a reminder that one game can rewrite everything, and sometimes the margin between success and failure is just a single goal.