Report | Bristol City U18s 3 Swansea City U18s 1

Swansea City Under-18s were defeated on the road by Bristol City in their Professional Development League encounter at the Robins High Performance Centre.

The Swans found themselves two goals down at the break after from Luke Skinner and Reubin Shepard scored for the hosts, and the Robins immediately netted a third following the restart through substitute Jaiden Foxwell.

Ramon Rees-Siso converted from the spot just after the hour-mark for the Swans - Morgan Bates having been fouled in the area - but there was no way back for the visitors.

There had been three changes from the agonising defeat to Cardiff; Milo Robinson, Osian Williams and Caio Ifans came into the team for Jacob Cook, Brogan Popham and Thomas Woodward respectively.

The opening stages proved even with the sides enjoying good periods of possession without testing either goalkeeper.

Ifans had the first real sight of goal when he worked room for himself on the edge of the box after a Josh Pescatore lay-off, but his effort was over the bar. 

It was the hosts who broke the deadlock from their first opportunity. A high ball over the top found the head of Skinner at the far post, and he directed it into the net for the opener.

Bristol City doubled their lead moments later through Shepard as he finished off a fine team move from a throw-in.

Swansea looked to respond, and started to take control of possession. Yori Griffith did well to win the ball in the centre of the park to tee up Rees-Siso one-on-one, but Robins keeper Jack Witchard raced out of his goal to gather.

Instead, the hosts came straight out of the blocks in the second half and extended their lead to three goals in the 50th minute through Foxwell.

The visitors weren't giving up and Pescatore raced into the box but, before he could get a shot away, he was crowded out by a Bristol City defender.

Griffith came close to pulling a goal back when his chipped effort rattled the crossbar, before his header from the rebound was gathered by Witchard.

But Swansea did get back into the game though a penalty. Bates was fouled just inside the area and the referee awarded the spot-kick, which was converted by Rees-Siso.

Rees-Siso and Bates had chances to claw back more of the deficit in the closing stages, but were unable to make them count.

Swansea City U18s: Sam Seager, Billy Clarke, Caio Ifans (Aidan Higgins 60), Callum Deacon, Kiel Higginson, Osian Williams (Carter Heywood 60), Ramon Rees-Siso, Yori Griffith (Ben Phillips 60), Morgan Bates, Milo Robinson (Alex Godfrey 76), Josh Pescatore.

Substitutes: Isaac Dudding.