In a battle of clubs hoping to benefit from the interim manager bump, Vancouver's Vanni Santoni came out on top, earning his third win in five matches, with Dallas' Marco Ferruzzi having to wait until at least Wednesday to get his first win since taking over Luchi Gonzalez on Sunday.
Brian White flicked home a header to give the Whitecaps the lead in the 20th minute, which despite necessitating some Maxime Crépeau heroics in a late penalty scare, they never relinquished.
