On December 15, in the match of the 17th round of the Ukrainian championship, Donetsk Shakhtar lost to Zhytomyr Polissia with a score of 0:1. Shakhtar fans reacted vigorously to the defeat on social media:
Bohdan Tymchuk: «I always wrote words of support, thanks, praise, and similar things to the club, but I can’t watch how they destroy my favorite team. Marijo Pushich, thank you for everything, but it’s time to leave the club».
Andriy: «Now it can officially be said that 'Dynamo' is the champion??».
Pavlo: «A spectacular end to the year, such a pleasure to watch the humiliated Pushich in the post-match interview».
Tim: «Management, are you asleep? How long should fans endure humiliation from a team that hasn’t won for eight, eight consecutive matches. You know, there’s Fergie-time, and there’s Pushich-time. Which one is better, you judge for yourselves».
Slava: «Why wait so long to finally remove (I hope) Pushich and fall down the table? Bravo to the management».
Roman Prodan: «Mykhailichenko scored — and this is indicative of Palkin and Srna. I always wrote: how could you let Mykhailichenko go and why remove Yovi. Bravo to Srna and Palkin».
Juan: Really, the championship is already lost by 90%. With such gameplay, one can even be defeated by 'Oleksandriia', or even 'Kryvbas'.