Kevin Ellis' second-half goal is the difference as Sporting KC earn a huge three points.
Sporting Kansas City played on their back foot for most of the first half but changed the tempo in the second half and scored the only goal of the match on their way to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps.
The win gave them their fourth in their last five matches and put them two points out of the Western Conference lead with at least two games in hand against every team ahead of them. They remained sixth in the Western Conference based on point total.