BURNLEY’S BIG ADVENTURE ENDS IN GREEK TRAGEDY

IT WAS fun while it lasted but Burnley’s brief European adventure is over.

And it might have been another glory story if Sam Vokes had not missed a couple of sitters in the first half. The striker also hit the post while 18-year-old Dwight Mcneil (right) dazzled on his full debut.

Dyche had to hand Mcneil his first start on the left wing because of Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s injury and the youngster impressed after taking time to settle.

Mcneil has a sweet left foot and he used it to create a couple of gilt-edged chances, which Vokes spurned.

He first crossed for Vokes to head wide from a couple of yards out after Ashley Barnes had done well.

Vokes missed again when Kevin Long flicked on Mcneil’s corner and the Wales striker directed his header wide. In between, Jeff Hendrick had a shot blocked as they kept up the pressure on Olympiakos.

Vokes must have known it was not his night when he curled a superb left-foot effort against the post after a neat one-two with Barnes.

Mcneil was revelling in the limelight and hit a screamer, which Andreas Gianniotis touched over.

But it was Olympiakos who scored on 83 minutes as Podence finished well after Cork lost possession.

Burnley salvaged some pride when Matej Vydra bundled the ball home from a goalmouth melee four minutes from time.