Hooper at the double for Iron

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Hooper opened the scoring in the 36th minute as he calmly took the ball around goalkeeper Mark Cousins before slotting home.

The 21-year-old striker made it 2-0 in the 59th minute, racing clear from the halfway line before driving his 29th goal of the season past Cousins.

The visitors had little luck throughout the game and their day was epitomised as striker Karl Hawley’s rifled shot flew past keeper Joe Murphy only to hit both bar and post before staying out.

Scunthorpe completed the scoring in the 69th minute when teenager Henri Lansbury, on-loan from Arsenal, worked himself an opening in the box before producing a brilliant finish into the bottom corner.

Victory maintains Scunthorpe’s place in the top six but defeat for Colchester ends any feint hopes they may have had of a late run for the play-offs.

Hooper at the double for Iron

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Hooper opened the scoring in the 36th minute as he calmly took the ball around goalkeeper Mark Cousins before slotting home.

The 21-year-old striker made it 2-0 in the 59th minute, racing clear from the halfway line before driving his 29th goal of the season past Cousins.

The visitors had little luck throughout the game and their day was epitomised as striker Karl Hawley’s rifled shot flew past keeper Joe Murphy only to hit both bar and post before staying out.

Scunthorpe completed the scoring in the 69th minute when teenager Henri Lansbury, on-loan from Arsenal, worked himself an opening in the box before producing a brilliant finish into the bottom corner.

Victory maintains Scunthorpe’s place in the top six but defeat for Colchester ends any feint hopes they may have had of a late run for the play-offs.

Hooper at the double~for Iron

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Scunthorpe led at the interval thanks to a well-taken goal from Hooper, who latched onto a neat pass from Grant McCann before slotting home a low angled shot into the corner of Owain fon Williams’ net.

Williams had earlier produced a fine save to deny Garry Thompson, while at the other end Leon McSweeney curled a shot just wide of the target.

Unmarked Scunthorpe defender David Mirfin wasted a golden opportunity when Williams denied him from close range.

Gary Dicker almost levelled before half-time, but the visitors doubled their lead just after the break when Paul Hayes’ miscued shot fell invitingly for the alert Hooper, who lashed the ball into the roof of the net at the far post.

And midfielder McCann put the icing on the cake when he curled in a well executed free-kick from just outside the penalty area.