Kingsbridge youngster Mark Ellis scored Torquay's only goal in their 2-1 defeat at lowly Ebbsfleet Utd on Saturday.
Luke Moore headed Ebbsfleet into a 77th minute lead, but Ellis, 19, equalised for the Gulls when he nodded home an 82nd-minute corner.
However, Stacy Long fired home from Moore's pass three minutes from time to give Ebbsfleet an underserved win.
Torquay United missed a host of chances as they saw their lead at the top of the Blue Square Premier cut to just a single point.
Chris Zebroski, Lee Phillips and Tim Sills all went close for the Gulls.
Ellis, a former Kingsbridge Community College student, also picked up a second-half booking.
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