The New England Revolution picked up their first road victory of the 2016 Major League Soccer campaign on Saturday with a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place.

The win was the first in seven road contests for Jay Heaps’ side, whose last road triumph came in the 2015 season finale against New York City FC.

Eight minutes after Kelyn Rowe struck the top of the crossbar on New England’s first significant chance of the game, London Woodberry opened the scoring with his first-career MLS tally in the 31st minute.

Lee Nguyen delivered a free kick from the right wing onto the noggin of Woodberry, who split a pair of defenders to beat David Ousted.

Woodberry’s joy only lasted 10 minutes as he committed a foul on Kekuta Manneh just outside the left edge of the penalty area to set up Vancouver’s equalizer.

Nicolas Mezquida curled the free kick into the left side of the net for his first strike of the season and fourth in three years for the Whitecaps.

Rowe struck fast for the game-winner in the 55th minute as he drove a Teal Bunbury cross into the right side of the net from the top of the penalty area. Bunbury won the ball on the right wing in a tussle against Russell Teibert.

The Whitecaps pushed the issue for the final 30 minutes of the match, but they were unable to break through the defensive wall set up by the Revolution.

The loss dropped the Whitecaps to 2-4-0 against Eastern Conference opposition in 2016. The Revolution are 1-2-2 versus teams from the Western Conference.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Kelyn Rowe may not have been active for the entire match, but he made an impact when he was on the ball. The midfielder knocked a shot off the post in the first half and found the target in the second stanza. The 24-year-old also recorded the most shots of goal of any player at BC Place with two.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

Kelyn Rowe‘s blistering shot in the 55th minute handed the Revolution a needed cushion against a Whitecaps side that produced a solid amount of pressure for the majority of the second half. The tally was the third of the season for the 24-year-old Washington native.

MATCH TO FORGET

The Whitecaps brought most of their pressure through the left wing due to the inactivity of Cristian Techera on the right wing. The unbalanced attack led by Manneh allowed the Revolution to focus in on that side of the pitch. Had Techera been more of a threat during his 65-minute shift, the Whitecaps would’ve been able to stretch the Revolution defense more.