The hosts had the better of the early exchanges but rarely threatened goalkeeper Betis, and goalkeeper Cristian Alvarez had to thank him because of the level in the first round.
Argentina keeper made three smart saves from Benat Etxebarria, Jose Canas and Roque Santa Cruz before the break.
Alvaro Vasquez has a number of opportunities early in the second period but failed to reach the target and it's successor Pandiani who made important contributions with a strong downward header from a cross Didac villa.
Espanyol came into the game on the back of two wins and getting light from both sides.
Alvaro has a chance of the match but delayed after playing through by Sergio Garcia and Mario allowed to slide in and clear.
Javi Marquez is next to threaten, but his volley comfortable distance before Alvaro Castro rejected by the less fortunate will not be given a penalty.
The striker seems to stumble from behind as he intently Didac cross from the left but the assistant referee flagged for offside was wrong.
Joan Verdu then forced into his first save Casto really well with other efforts volley from outside the goalie box arts at full stretch.
But after a poor opening quarter Betis then came close to four times before the break.
First, Ruben Castro shot deflected inches wide before Cristian Alvarez was forced to fly to save from Benat, Canas, and Santa Cruz.
For the latter despite the Paraguay striker should have squared the ball to the unmarked Castro to finish easily.
The hosts started the second half as they had first and Alvaro three times failed to reach the target when in a good position.
The best chance came after 62 minutes of the other ball very well by Didac but the Spanish U-21 side-foot range also left post Casto.
Alvaro Pandiani replaced after 70 minutes and only takes four minutes to show young people where he had gone wrong as Uruguay powered in a header from another Didac beautiful cross from 18 yards.
Calves are very poor in the second period and offered little by way of response to leave behind as they slumped to defeat their fifth straight.
La Liga Live Espanyol vs Real Betis Match Schedule Thursday, October 27-2011, Live Streaming Time: 20:00 CET Watch Live Free Espanyol vs Real Betis Stream On October 27th.
| Espanyol | VS | Real Betis |
|---|---|---|
| Date | : | Sat, Oct 22, 2011 |
| Time | : | 20:00 CET |
| Stadium | : | Cornellá - El Prat |
| Play on | : | La Liga |
Espanyol 1 - 0 Real Betis 27th Oct Highlights 2011
Espanyol last 5 macth
Oct 22, 2011, Racing 0 - 1 Espanyol
Oct 16, 2011, Rayo Vallecano 0 - 1 Espanyol
Oct 2, 2011, Espanyol 0 - 4 Real Madrid
Sep 25, 2011, Levante 3 - 1 Espanyol
Sep 22, 2011, Espanyol 1 - 0 Getafe
Real Betis last 5 macth
Oct 23, 2011, Betis 0 - 2 Rayo Vallecano
Oct 15, 2011, Real Madrid 4 - 1 Betis
Oct 2, 2011, Betis 0 - 1 Levante
Sep 26, 2011, Getafe 1 - 0 Betis
Sep 22, 2011, Betis 4 - 3 Zaragoza
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