Västervik had two straight victories - against Masarna and Lejonen - before Tuesday's speedway meeting but could not beat the home team from Hallstavik when Fredrik Lindgren was missing.
The big star is injured, writes Vimmerby Tidning.
Instead, Rospiggarna won 55-35.
Despite a good run by above all Bartosz Smektala - best scorer for the evening with 16 points - Västervik was defeated for the first time since July 29.
Fredrik Lindgren's status is unclear.
Team manager Morgan Andersson does not want to go into what kind of injury it is.
- But it is an injury that has hampered him a little, Andersson says to Vimmerby Tidning.
When asked if there is anything that worries Västervik about the future, he answers:
- I do not hope so, but you never know.
He has had problems for a short time.
For World Cup third Lindgren, tonight's match would otherwise have been an important genre rehearsal ahead of this weekend's competition in Russian Togliatti.
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Rospiggarna took a heavy victory against the league leaders Photo: Bildbyrån