The Matildas suffered a surprising loss on Wednesday night, going down 7-0 to a Newcastle Jets male under-15 side in Sydney.

The match was a warm-up ahead of the Matildas' friendlies against New Zealand's national women's soccer team, the Football Ferns.

It is understood the match was more of a training exercise for the Matildas, who played with a rotating squad. Training matches are often used by the Matildas while they are in training camps, to experiment in match situations.

But while the Australian side was missing some international players, some reports named experienced players in the line-up for the night, including co-captains Lisa De Vanna and Clare Polkinghorne, former AFC player of the year Katrina Gorry, Caitlin Foord and Michelle Heyman.