Ex-Bull Tim Sills opened the scoring, and was then involved in an after-match tunnel incident, as Torquay gained the edge in the Conference play-offs over local rivals Exeter.
Sills and former trialist Chris Zebroski scored the goals either side of Wayne Carlisle's equaliser as Adam Stansfield was largely a spectator with the Grecians wasting the majority of posession. They had a good goal ruled out for offside before post-match shenanigans in the tunnel were caught by the dressing room cameras of Setanta.
Burton play Cambridge tomorrow night in the other play-off semi, with Ex-Bulls Tony James and Mark Beesley both expected to play.