Vancouver Whitecaps star Brian White missed slightly more than a month with a hamstring injury and returned in style.
White helped Vancouver salvage a tie in its last match and he now craves a victory when the Whitecaps visit the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.
The Whitecaps (16-6-8, 56 points) were dominated in the first half of Wednesday's 1-1 home draw against the Portland Timbers.
Then White entered the game in the 60th minute for his first appearance since Aug. 23 and the entire flow of the match changed.
A Vancouver team that was outshot 14-2 in the first half and trailed 1-0 upon White's entrance controlled the rest of the match.
In the 88th minute, White got his leg on a corner kick to knock in the equalizer to keep the Whitecaps from sustaining a painful setback. It was h