Bristol City
Federici; Wilson, Ribeiro, Fontaine (Partridge 58), Woodman; Murray (Grubb 58), Noble (Ledgister 76), Skuse, Artus; Klein-Davies, Plummer.
Cardiff City
Mark Howard, Chris Gunter, Matt Smith, Darcy Blake, Michael Corcoran, Brad Middleton, Kyle Bassett, Nick McKoy, Andrea Ferretti, Jamal Easter and Gregg Coombes.
It was the reserves first defeat of the season.
"I was pleased with the way we went about it today but very disappointed in the manner we conceded both goals," Paul Wilkinson told the official website.
"It is always disappointing losing your first game of the season, but for the poor defending we could have got something out of this game.