City's U17s were defeated by Cheltenham Town in their final group game of the PDL Cup.
MATCH SUMMARY
City were reduced to ten early in the contest when Tom Prickett was adjudged to have committed a foul as the last man. Just a minute later, the visitors took the lead.
After two setbacks in the first five minutes, City reacted well and equalised through T-Jay Parfitt.
The young Bluebirds then went ahead twice through Ellis Yorke and Jack Sykes, but were pegged back on both occasions.
With 15 minutes left of the match, the visitors took the lead for the second time in the match, which proved to be the decisive goal.
PRE-MATCH | TOM HUTTON
Ahead of the contest, head coach Tom Hutton said: "We're really looking forward to this game against Cheltenham.
"After a win over the weekend we've had to turn our attention quickly to this game, and that's something we want to stress to the boys with this quick turnaround.
"We want them to look after themselves, we want them to recover well, because these games are coming quick and fast.
"We've looked at Cheltenham over these past few days and have been able to identify some of their threats while also seeing how we can bring our style into the game.
"We hope to put in another positive performance and pick up from where we left off in the last game."
PRE-MATCH | JACK SYKES
Striker Jack Sykes, who heads into the fixture in fine form, added: "We're very fortunate that these games are coming thick and fast, because we want to play as much as we can.
"The game on Tuesday will be another tough test for us. Cheltenham will want to win, but we're hoping with a positive performance that we can get the win and finish top of the group.
"We've prepared strongly from the weekend and we're hoping to get the win."
RECENT RESULTS
City head into the final group game in the PDL Cup with four points from the opening two matches.
The young Bluebirds started their campaign with a dominant victory over Port Vale, with the score finishing 6-0.
Their second clash came in the form of an away fixture against Port Vale, which ended goalless.