CHELMSFORD City booked their place in the FA Cup fourth round qualifying by despatching of ten-men Whitehawk 4-1 at Melbourne Stadium.
With Barnet to play in the next round, this replay was always going to be hotly contested, especially after the 4-4 result in the first encounter.
But Joe Ward's brace, Christian Smith's penalty and Lee Sawyer's first goal for the Clarets sealed the win.
Danny Mills had pulled one back to 2-1 for the Hawks, but when Osei Sankofa was sent off for a foul on Rohdell Gordon, it would always be a tough ask for the visitors.
Sergio Torres had an early chance for Whitehawk with a long-range effort in the second minute. He took the ball on the volley from just outside the box but his shot just sailed over the bar.
Ward then chased down a clearance from Hawks keeper Lewis Ward, but the midfielder was unable to gather the rebound. There was a shout from the Clarets' faithful for a penalty but referee Ian Fissenden waved away the claims.
Torres then rattled the post in the 19th minute with another shot from the edge of the box. His thunderous effort hit the outside of the woodwork courtesy of a touch from Niklas Freund to take it out for a corner.
But it was the hosts who got the first breakthrough just ten minutes later. From a break away Michael Cheek haired down the right wing and slipped through Mark Hughes. The skipper managed to round the keeper, slip and then regain his feet to cross to Ward who slid the ball into an empty net.
And just three minutes later the Clarets would make it two with Whitehawk also being reduced to ten men. Rohdell Gordon burst through the middle and was brought down by Sankofa in the box. Referee Fissenden immediately pointed to the spot and gave the right back his marching orders. With the Clarets having missed three penalites in three consecutive games, the money would have been on keeper Ward. But Smith strode up confidently to slam the ball home and make it 2-0.
From here you would expect the Clarets to go on and grab another, but it would be Whitehawk who got the next goal. Chelmsford switched off from a free kick and Sam Deering found his way to the by-line. He cut the ball back to Mills who's deflected shot found a way past Freund half the deficit.
Freund did well to keep that scoreline just before half-time, saving well again from Torres. The ex-Crawley Town man fired in an effort from edge of the penalty area but the youngster got down well to and tip round the post.
Straight after the break the Clarets did get their two-goal lead back with Sawyer's fantastic effort in the 52nd minute. The midfielder cut in from the left and fired in a bullet past a helpless Ward.
And just three minutes later Joe Ward bagged his second to put the game beyond doubt. From the edge of the left flank, the winger whipped in a free-kick that beat everybody and nestled into the top corner.
From there the Clarets did a professional job of seeing the game out, with Cheek having a good chance of making it five. However, the stiker wasted the opportunity and blasted the ball over.
Smith then coolly blasted the ball against the post in the 80th minute as the midfielder came close to grabbing his second.
Ward then made two decent saves from Cheek right at the end to deny the striker his goal for the night.
