Joe Mason second goal as many matches helped Cardiff reach League quarter-finals for the first time since 1965. 20-year impasse in which the goal of rare quality, curling home a low left-foot described just inside the penalty area.
The £ 250,000 signing from Plymouth Argyle, who scored his first goal for the club against Barnsley on Saturday, made a very promising start, shooting range Burnley goalkeeper Lee Grant vertical line when clean through goal.But Republic Ireland under -21 international made amends just before the break, the praises of the chief Malky Mackay
"I thought it was excellent," said Mackay. "His intelligence on the ball and all-round skills and movement was there for us all to see. But I'm sure Joe will thank midfield to give him a chance to shine. They were excellent, too. The boy has great potential, but we must work hard to maintain lactation. He has good people in terms of players and coaches around him, and he is sober. If he continues to work hard, it will be better. "
Mackay added: ". We must give respect for the team we played, I was happy with how we got the ball, we created three great opportunities in the first half and kept them shot in the second half."
Although both parties have spent long periods of the match Burnley cancel the others had their chances, with Jay Rodriguez developing a fine block from Mark Hudson and Keith Treacy and David Edgar forcing an excellent save from Cardiff goalkeeper Tom Heaton.
Hudson should have scored a second for Cardiff after the break and Mason had a goal disallowed for offside, but it turned out to be insignificant as Burnley failed to exploit the lion's share of possession in the last 20 minutes .
Burnley manager Eddie Howe said: "It 'been a pretty positive and the second day there could be placed in a pair of goals We are also ready to play well and applied lots of pressure to hold good, but do not do enough to protect them or hurt them in the second half .. "
The £ 250,000 signing from Plymouth Argyle, who scored his first goal for the club against Barnsley on Saturday, made a very promising start, shooting range Burnley goalkeeper Lee Grant vertical line when clean through goal.But Republic Ireland under -21 international made amends just before the break, the praises of the chief Malky Mackay
"I thought it was excellent," said Mackay. "His intelligence on the ball and all-round skills and movement was there for us all to see. But I'm sure Joe will thank midfield to give him a chance to shine. They were excellent, too. The boy has great potential, but we must work hard to maintain lactation. He has good people in terms of players and coaches around him, and he is sober. If he continues to work hard, it will be better. "
Mackay added: ". We must give respect for the team we played, I was happy with how we got the ball, we created three great opportunities in the first half and kept them shot in the second half."
Although both parties have spent long periods of the match Burnley cancel the others had their chances, with Jay Rodriguez developing a fine block from Mark Hudson and Keith Treacy and David Edgar forcing an excellent save from Cardiff goalkeeper Tom Heaton.
Hudson should have scored a second for Cardiff after the break and Mason had a goal disallowed for offside, but it turned out to be insignificant as Burnley failed to exploit the lion's share of possession in the last 20 minutes .
Burnley manager Eddie Howe said: "It 'been a pretty positive and the second day there could be placed in a pair of goals We are also ready to play well and applied lots of pressure to hold good, but do not do enough to protect them or hurt them in the second half .. "
