It is not yet officially open, but the new sports performance centre for Scotland has already created a little bit of history.

Oriam, the £33m facility on Heriot-Watt University's campus west of Edinburgh, will provide a world class home for the nation's football and rugby teams, as well as the international netball, basketball and handball squads.

Its centrepiece is a huge 28m high full size arena for football and rugby, which on Tuesday played host to the highest level of competitive football to be played indoors in Scotland.

The Hibernian v Hearts SPFL Development League match christened the new facility in front of a crowd of more than 400 at Oriam.

Catriona McAllister, chief executive of the mulit-million pound complex, said: "It was absolutely thrilling. It has been a four process since we started our bidding process to get here.

"To launch with a Hearts v Hibs under-20s match - I don't think we could have asked for more."

The first recorded fully league sanctioned indoor match took place in the old Under-19 SPL league in 2010, when Motherwell's youths defeated Hamilton's 3-2 at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in North Lanarkshire.

But the arrival of Oriam is set to make indoor matches a regular fixture in Scottish football, with Hibs taking up a season-long residence at the roofed arena.

Hibs coach Grant Murray said: "It is obviously different from what we are used to - that was the first competitive game I've been involved in that's been under a roof.

"But the surface and the facilities are fantastic and we are privileged to get to use it this season."