RYAN Taylor made his comeback after a broken toe as City Reserves laboured against Cirencester in the Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Trophy semi-final at Ashton Gate.

But, following extra time, City won through to the final with a 3-1 success in the penalty shootout.

Joe Bryan, Martyn Woolford and goalkeeper Lewis Carey scored spot-kicks for City. Cirencester missed three penalties – Carey saved two of them and the other one hit a post.

Scott Griffin gave the visitors a shock first-half lead, looping a header beyond Carey from a Jon Else free-kick.

Yannick Bolasie forced extra time, lashing home a fierce shot from a narrow angle on 87 minutes.

City went in front in the first added period as midfielder Bobby Reid produced a cool finish from Woolford's pass.

But even then the home side were pegged back as Else headed home a cross from Cirencester substitute Paul Banks in the second half of extra time.

After that, it took a fine save by Carey from Griffin to deny the non-League side victory and take the match to a penalty shootout.

The closest City came to a goal in the first half of normal time was a low Taylor shot that was tipped around a post by Mike Hedges. The striker was substituted at the interval.

Hedges produced a brilliant 70th-minute save to keep out a shot from Aaron Amadi-Holloway after a slick move involving the impressive Bryan and Danny Ball.

The first period of extra time saw Bryan's free-kick tipped over by Hedges and Carey make a fine save from substitute Mitchell Bryant.

City included both players sent off against Leeds United on Saturday in the reserve line-up, centre-back James Wilson joining Bolasie.