After selecting him to start in each of the club’s first six games, Jason Kreis decided it was time to leave Carlos Rivas on the bench for a change. Not because he was playing poorly or did something to put himself in the dog house, it was just a simple “coach’s decision,” the gaffer explained after the match.
For 60 minutes, Rivas sat on the sideline, watching comfortably from the shaded bench on the west side of Orlando City Stadium. His teammates fought tirelessly in the late-April sun, riding down the path towards a scoreless draw against an abysmal Colorado Rapids side.