City’s U21s were defeated by Bristol City in the PDL on Tuesday afternoon.
MATCH SUMMARY
The hosts took the lead with seven minutes on the clock, as Marley Thelwell found the net, requiring a reaction from the young Bluebirds. The equaliser came just before the break, with summer recruit Charlie O'Brien finding the net.
Two second half goals for the Robins secured all three points, coming from Luke Skinner and Jed Meerholz.
Darren Purse's side now sit seventh in the PDL South table with 21 points from 14 matches.
PRE-MATCH | TREY GEORGE
Ahead of the contest, attacker Trey George said: “The squad is feeling good ahead of the match. We want to put things right after the Watford game because in the league we’re doing well, and if we can push on, we can try and get into the playoffs.
“We expect Bristol City to be very direct, so we need to win second balls, and we need to be switched on. It’ll be a tough game, but all the boys are excited. We need to bounce back after the defeat. We didn’t have our best game, but as a squad in the past, we’ve shown we can bounce back, and we can go again."
LAST TIME OUT
The young Bluebirds fell to a 5-2 defeat against Watford in their first game of the new year.
Watford took the lead with 35 minutes played when Nickson Okosun headed home. The forward then doubled the visitors' lead early in the second half. City found a route back into the game when Cody Twose’s header fell to Trey George, who fired a thunderous volley into the back of the net.
However, the Hornets restored their two-goal lead moments later when Remiero Moutlon curled home after a solo run. There was late hope for the young Bluebirds as Jake Davies’ cross was flicked home by substitute Dan Ola. Despite that, the visitors struck twice in stoppage time through Amar Sanghrajka and Cayden Lamothe to seal all three points.
TICKET INFORMATION
Entry for the match at Robins High Performance Centre will be free for all supporters.
REACHING THE GROUND
Supporters planning on attending should use the following address:
Robins High Performance Centre, Clevedon Road, Failand, Bristol, BS8 3TN.
The ground is located a one-hour bus journey away from Bristol Temple Meads train station.