JACK Cork admitted relief was the principal emotion after his goal finally broke Aberdeen's resistance in their Europa League second qualifying round tie.

The second leg at Turf Moor was in extra-time when Cork popped up with his ninth goal for Burnley, and the eighth with his head, to put Burnley in front, and Ashley Barnes secured victory with a late penalty.

The Scottish Premiership runners-up had proved a tough nut to crack over two legs, with the 1-1 draw after 90 minutes at Turf Moor following the same scoreline at Pittodrie.

But Cork's goal proved to be the difference and set up a third qualifying round tie with Istanbul Basaksehir.

"We worked so hard last season to get here so it meant so much to us and the fans. At the end of the season everyone was wearing the t-shirts and singing about it," Cork said of Europe.

"It was such a good feeling so it would have been a huge shame to have missed out on it by going out in the first round. For us to go through is a big relief and hopefully we can get a little bit of momentum going and progress.

"It's always great to score but it was good to take some of the pressure off going in to the last 15 or 20 minutes. It was great for me to help the team and then Barnesy scored afterwards and that finished the tie off. It was good that we didn't have to deal with penalties."

Chris Wood had put the Clarets ahead at Turf Moor but Lewis Ferguson equalised before the half hour and that left the tie on a knife edge for Burnley thanks to the Dons' away goal.

"If they scored again it would have been really tough because we would have had to score another two goals," said Cork.

"It's not something that I've personally experienced and had to deal with. It was a good experience and I enjoyed it.

"It was a big relief because it was a tough two legs. It looked like it was going to go to penalties because they made it difficult for us."

Cork was hoping Wood's goal would break Aberdeen's resilience early on, but it proved to be a false dawn.

Derek McInnes side earned plenty of plaudits for their performances over the two legs and Cork praised the side and their fans after a memorable night at Turf Moor.

"We thought once we'd got the first goal it might be a bit easier than the first leg but that wasn't the case," he said.

"They scored straight away and didn't let us have many opportunities. The ones we created kept getting saved and it didn't look like we were going to score again.

"To be fair to them they did really well and the supporters were brilliant again. It was a good game to play in again."