Gardiner's Creek Reserve

A few photos of the venue during the Melbourne Victory Youth v Eastern Lions Clash in NPL One East on Saturday:

The mighty Gardiner's Creek itself, flowing strong in the middle of winter.

New timber indicates a new scoreboard on the benches/Gardiner's Creek side.

Intrepid camera work on the roof of the clubrooms, provides a decent perspective.

Suburban soccer ritual, the half-time shots on goal from the youngsters.

Mitch Beamish ready for the second-half to kick off, he would later put Eastern Lions ahead.

Milos Ridesic marshalls his defense as they prepare for play to resume after his equaliser.

Not the flattest ground, it slopes downhill from the car park end. The centre is raised and also slopes off down both wings.

The surrounds are certainly leafy.

The playground at the southern end. No doubt a few kids have progressed from there, through the junior ranks and into the senior team over the years.

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