Hundreds of fans of the beautiful game turned out this morning to take in a friendly between the Burlington Bayhawks U21 and the visiting Ghana U20 women’s soccer team.

Ghana, which won the game 3-1, is preparing for the upcoming U20 women's FIFA World Cup which Canada is hosting while the Bayhawks are coming off their Ontario Cup win the weekend before.

Despite a last-minute change in venue from the scheduled City View Park in west Burlington, the match drew a good crowd of several hundred, who made their way to Norton Community Park in Alton Village to take in the match.

Ghana kicks off FIFA U20 group A play in Toronto, taking on Canada at the National Soccer Stadium on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m.