Plymouth Argyle are now the South West's sole representative in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy after they overcame Cheltenham Town on penalties.
Rommy Boco, Lewis Alessandra and debutant Hamza Bencherif all found the target for the Pilgrims during 90 minutes against the Robins at the Abbey Business Stadium as the tie headed to a spot-kick decider.
Boco and Alessandra were on target again for Argyle with their opening two penalties before skipper Conor Hourihane and another debutant Jamie Reckord successfully converted their respective kicks before Marvin Morgan coolly slotted home the fifth and decisive penalty.
Torquay United didn't enjoy the same fortune as they were eliminated 5-3 on penalties by Portsmouth after drawing 0-0 after 90 minutes. Gulls' captain Lee Mansell missed Torquay's third penalty, after Karl Hawley and Callum Ball had scored the Gulls' first two spot-kicks, which ultimately proved to be costly.
However, Torquay do have a chance for revenge on October 26th when they host Pompey in their first league fixture between the two sides in over 30 years.
Exeter City were also knocked out of the competition after they were beaten 2-0 by Wycombe Wanderers at St James' Park. with Matt McClure and Anthony Stewart scoring for the Chairboys.
Elsewhere in the competition, former Argyle loanee Joe Bryan scored the winner for Bristol City in their 2-1 win over City rivals Rovers at Ashton Gate, in the game that was marred by crowd trouble.
