Jadel Katongo received his marching orders when he was deemed to be the last man when he brought down Romaine Mundle before the break, but City will feel like we could have claimed all three points on another day.
Oscar Bobb hit the foot of the post after working his way in from the left early on, with Spurs forward Jamie Donnelly equally unlucky when Mikki van Sas tipped his effort onto the frame of the goal in the second half.
Josh Adam also forced a smart save from Tottenham stopper Aaron Maguire after latching onto a dinked ball over the top of the defence by Shea Charles, but City were unable to find the breakthrough.
However, the draw at the Academy Stadium sees us continue our unbeaten start to the Premier League 2 season.
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