Troy Parrott’s Real Betis career was barely a minute old and already it was flirting with fantasy. Included in a matchday squad for the first time since completing his move from AZ Alkmaar for Tuesday’s La Liga match against Valencia, Parrott was left on the bench until the 70th minute. The game was still goalless when Manuel Pellegrini summoned him for his debut.Parrott’s first touch was instant and indelible: he found himself sprinting clear of the Valencia defence and given so much time - perhaps too much of it - that he dragged his shot wide of the far post.No matter. Across his 20-minute cameo, Parrott showed more than rival striker Cucho Hernández showed from the start, and his all-round qualities were put to use for Betis’ winning goal. After Betis cleared a corner, Parrott barged a centre-half out of the way, spun around, and fed the ball to Pablo Garcia.From there he sprinted forward down the left wing, allowing Garcia’s return pass to roll to Fran Garcia. Parrott kept running, breaking into the box and dragging a defender with him to create space for Fran to fizz a low cross to Pablo, who smashed in a terrific volley.Pablo Garcia gives Real Betis the lead late on after some great play from Troy Parrott in the build-up 🌴The visitors are in a strong position to claim an away win now 👏 pic.twitter.com/aCBrCjwgIF— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) August 25, 2026