Moore crushes Canvey

Little scored Burnley's opener

Burnley 4-1 Canvey Island

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An Ian Moore hat-trick finally ended non-league Canvey Island's FA Cup adventure as Burnley ran out comfortable winners.

Moore, who set up team-mate Glen Little for the Clarets' first, was without question the difference between the two sides.

His double strike in the second half, to add to his headed effort on the stroke of half-time, killed off any chance of a surprise comeback by Canvey.

  Key moments

24 mins: Glen Little drills home to give Burnley the lead

45 mins: Ian Moore heads in the Clarets' second

67 mins: Lee Boylan pulls one back for Canvey

78 mins: Moore grabs second

84 mins: Moore completes hat-trick

The Essex side had reduced the deficit to just one goal courtesy of Lee Boylan.

But Canvey had no reply to Moore's scoring prowess, which put some gloss on what had otherwise been a mediocre affair.

The Turf Moor crowd were unusually subdued at kick-off.

I thought we were excellent and with a bit of luck we could have caused something of an upset, but credit to Burnley they scored their goals

Canvey Island boss Jeff King

And apart from the opening two goals, they had little else to cheer about in a disappointing first half.

Neither promotion-chasing side - Burnley in Division One and Canvey in the Ryman League - could establish any rhythm, the game punctuated by careless errors.

Canvey were by no means overawed by their higher division rivals, but nor did they pose any real threat.

The closest the part-timers came to worrying Burnley was in the 16th minute when Adam Miller drilled a 25-yard left-footed shot which went just inches wide of the post.

Moore goals

Stan Ternent's men took heed and capitalised on some shoddy defending in Canvey's area to score courtesy of Little.

Canvey only had themselves to blame for the second goal after Spencer Knight needlessly fouled Moore just outside the area.

FA Cup dream is over for Canvey fans

This time Little turned provider, his free-kick met by Moore's firm header inside the six-yard box.

The home side could not have timed the goal better, on the stroke of half-time and just when Canvey had started to enjoy a good spell of pressure.

But their neat one-touch football in the Burnley area lacked a fitting finish.

Soon after the interval, Burnley should have extended their lead, with both Little and Moore squandering good chances to put the game beyond Canvey.

When they scored it woke us up and we could have finished the game with five, six or even seven

Burnley boss Stan Ternent

Their initial failure to do so gave Canvey a glimmer of hope, and one which the Islanders seized upon to set up an interesting finale to the game.

Boylan pulled a goal back for the visitors midway through the second half after he was set up by Knight on the left wing.

But Canvey's fightback was brief as Moore atoned for his earlier mistake - twice.

He scored his second of the game with a beautifully-guided strike which evaded Ashley Harrison in the Canvey goal.

And Moore was not finished, sealing an emphatic victory over the non-leaguers with his third in the 84th minute to finally shatter Canvey's FA Cup dream.

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Burnley: Michopoulos, West, Gnohere, Cox, Briscoe, Little (Cook 58), Ball, Grant, Alan Moore (Papadopoulos 78), Ian Moore, Taylor (Weller 45).

Subs Not Used: Cennamo, Payton.

Booked: Grant.

Canvey Island: Harrison, Bennett, Ward, Chenery, Duffy, Miller, Kennedy, Stimson, Parmenter (Cobb 60), Knight, Boylan.

Subs Not Used: Tanner, Thompson, Vaughan, Johnson.

Booked: Parmenter, Stimson.

Attendance: 11,496

Referee: D Pugh (Bebington).