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Hyde's goal not enough

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JAMAICA FOOTBALL international Micah Hyde struck for Burnley, but they failed to make it past the fifth round of the English FA Cup, when Blackburn Rovers stopped them 2-1 in a replay yesterday to advance to the quarterfinals.

Hyde had drawn Burnley level 1-1 three minutes before halftime, after Blackburn had taken the lead through Kerimoglu Tugay's 30-yard effort after 30 minutes.

Peach of a shot

Hyde's strike has been described as one of the goals of the season. It came when he picked the ball up from a throw-in in the right-hand corner of the area. He flicked the ball up before volleying an absolute peach of a shot over the leaping Brad Friedel and into the top corner.

The goal was reminiscent of Justin Fashanu's for Norwich against Liverpool in the 1980s that became a perennial Match-of-the-Day favourite.

It would have deserved to win any game, but Morten Gamst Pedersen again showed what a flowering talent he is.
With five minutes and extra-time apparently beckoning, Pedersen made the breakthrough with a thunderous strike.