Soccer fans attending Thursday night’s Matildas game in Perth are seething after discovering tickets they paid more than $130 for are on sale for just $10.

The last-minute discount blitz to fill HBF Park for the contest against Slovenia has left some supporters furious and demanding refunds but Football Australia is refusing to reimburse people.

“This is a complete ripoff,” one angry fan who had bought two seats for Slovenia showdown told The West Australian.

“It’s not even like the $10 tickets are bad seats; they are pretty much the same ones people paid full price for.”

A northern suburbs mum who is attending with her daughter said she was chasing a refund.

“We paid $236.20 for two tickets on Monday and when we woke up on Wednesday morning to find seats five across from us were going for $10,” she said.

“We are asking for our money back but who knows whether they will do the right thing. It will have totally devalued the tickets because nobody will pay full price for a soccer game again.”

“Football Australia has screwed over their most loyal supporters.”

Football Australia said the $10 tickets were offered for “organisations and communities involved in grassroots football, development programs, and broader initiatives to grow the game across the country”.

“We’re incredibly grateful to all supporters who have already purchased tickets,” a spokesperson said.

“We understand some may have done so prior to receiving access to a discount link. Unfortunately, as outlined in the ticketing terms and conditions, refunds or price adjustments are not available for previously completed purchases.”

“Ticket pricing for national matches is set by Football Australia. However, as part of our ongoing commitment to community connection, football development, and strategic partnerships, we regularly provide discounted ticket links to specific groups we’ve been working with.”

The spokesperson said the discounts were offered “late into a match week”.

“On rare occasions there is a cross over of the discount groups and general public, which it looks like it occurred on this occasion within the Perth market,” the spokesperson said.