Oxford City booked their place in the last 16 of the Isuzu FA Trophy this evening with an impressive 3-0 win at Biggleswade Town.

After a goal-free first half City proved too strong for their lower league hosts as second half goals from Andre Burley, Josh Parker and Corie Andrews saw them comfortably home.

After a cagey start City really should have been in front after 19 minutes wen Parker, playing up front in a two with Andrews, could only guide a Jayden Carbon cross straight at the body of Biggleswade keeper Jack Berham.

A foot either side and it would have been the opener but instead it set the tone for a slightly frustrating first half for the Hoops who saw a Parker cross deflect wide soon after and a Fleet lob drop just wide after 26 minutes.

The Waders dropped deeper and deeper as the half wore on, relying on the counter and inviting City to try and find a way through their well-drilled defence but chances began to dry up as temperatures plummeted on a freezing night.

What the frozen fans needed was a goal to warm things up and it came after 49 minutes when City pressed inside the box and a stray pass from a rooted Wader reached Burley who thumped his volley past the stranded Berham to give City an early advantage.

On 56 they were two up when a magnificent pass from the superb Josh Ashby set Parker through on goal with nobody chasing. He carried the ball towards goal and duly buried it beyond Berham to put City into a comfortable 2-0 lead.

The hosts, without a league win at home this season, battled hard but didn't truly look like finding a way back into the game and made the cardinal sin of leaving Ashby too much space again after 72 minutes when he carved the home defence wide open and Andrews strolled through, again with nobody in pursuit, to stroke the ball past Berham and end the contest.

A very professional performance. City go on to play Forest Green Rovers at home in the last 16.  The adventure continues.... 

CITY

McKenzie-Lyle, Drewe, Jones, Ezennolim, Burley, Coyle (Carbon 68), Fleet, Ashby Potter 84), McEachran (Scott 84), Andrews, Parker

SUBS

Kpekawa, Croker, Harvey

Report by Chris Williams,