Williams scored a superb first half stoppage-time strike, arrowing the ball in from the right after a superb left-wing Beavon cross, for the cash-strapped club.

Beavon then calmly slotted away the 88th minute breakaway goal from the edge of the box, after being teed up by James Coutts, as Alan Lewer’s side countered quickly with Torquay committed to attack.

Weymouth recalled Devon-born former Gulls’ defender Stephen Reed in midfield to fill the void left by the departure of former Terras skipper Anton Robinson, who has joined AFC Bournemouth.

Reed was not the only Torquay old boy in town. Lewer’s starting line up also included former Gulls strikers Lee Phillips and Chris McPhee, deployed in a central midfield role.

Both sides took their time to settle on a slick playing surface but it was Terras number one Danny Knowles who was the busiest of the two keepers early on.

As well as capably dealing with a couple of testing early crosses, Knowles – starting in front of the Weymouth fans in the away stand – made a superb 17th minute diving save to turn away Roscoe Dsane’s angled goal-bound drive from the left corner of the penalty box.

He then did well to hold a 21st minute Lyseden Christie snap-shot.

The home side had penalty appeals waved away by referee Andy Hendley as Christie tumbled under a Cameron Mawer challenge and within seconds were on the attack, with dangerman Beavon scooping a deflected shot just over the bar.

United number one Scott Bevan then had to stretch his six foot six frame to full extent to snatch a high lob from Phillips out of the air.

On the half hour, Wayne Carlisle crashed a shot just wide of a post – and again Weymouth came back at their hosts, with Williams testing Bevan with a deep, probing cross from far out on the right.

Scott Doe – called into the Eng-land C squad last week – displayed why when he made a brilliant block to deny Torquay top scorer Tim Sills as he let fly with a 38th minute shot on the turn.

Christie then skimmed an effort just wide as United tried to find their way to goal. However, it was Weymouth who found the net first, with a wonderfully controlled low strike by winger Williams in first half stoppage time.

Torquay boss Paul Buckle – a former Terras midfielder – responded by sending on wingers Danny Stevens and Mustapha Carayol at the start of the second half.

But it was midfielder Nicky Wroe who tested Knowles in the opening minute of the half.

After Stevens skimmed a centre across the face of goal, Kevin Nicholson weaved his way into the penalty box before testing Knowles again and then Lee Mansell had penalty appeals waved away as his cross was charged down.

Reed forced Bevan full length with a blistering 25-yard shot in the 65th minute before Coutts let fly with an audacious 30-yard effort that Bevan had to flap over.

Doe made an off the line clearance and then Santos Gaia denied Stevens, heading clear the rebound.

Weymouth sealed their victory when Beavon calmly stroked their second goal past the diving Bevan, who had to make a brilliant stoppage time save to prevent Beavon from making it 3-0.