Georgia Force Fall to the Kansas City Command 39-27
May 26, 2012 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Georgia Force News Release
Kansas City, MO - The Georgia Force fell to the the Kansas City Command with a final game score of 39-27 inthe Arena Football League's Week 12 contest held at the Spring Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
After Georgia held Kansas City on downs, the Force responded with a nine yard touchdown from QB Kevin Eakin to WR CJ Johnson. A few minutes later, the Command tied up the game with a 1 yard touchdown by QB Matt Gutierrez. JLB Bradley Chavez intercepted Eakin's pass and returned it for a 5 yard touchdown with 3:41 minutes left in the first quarter. Eakin hooked up with Johnson for the second time in the night with a 13 yard touchdown to start off the second quarter. With 55 seconds left in the half, K Carlos Martinez connected on a 23 yard field goal, pulling the Force up 17-13. The Command quickly answered with a 28 yard touchdown from Gutierrez to WR Jackie Chambers. A 23 yard field goal pulled Kansas City up 23-17 at the end of the half.
The Force drove down the field in the third quarter, and Eakin found WR Syvelle Newton for an eight yard touchdown pass. A 10 yard touchdown from Gutierrez to WR Keith Eloi pulled the Command up to 30-324 at the start of the fourth. Martinez connected on a 31 yard field goal, narrowing the Command lead to 3. With roughly 6 minutes left in the game, the Command managed a 10 point lead with another touchdown pass from Gutierrez to Eloi. The Command closed out the game with a sack for a safety, securing the Kansas City victory, 39-27.
The Force will return home next weekend, facingthe New Orleans VooDoo on Saturday, June 2nd at 7 p.m. EST atthe The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. The game will be streamed live onUstreamas well as televised on WSB's MeTV, Comcast channel 248 and Charter channel 126.
The 2012 is in full-swing withan exciting, family-friendly slate of promotions and entertainment. For more information on howto reserve your single game tickets, please callthe front office at 770.609.1300 . For more information, please visit www.georgiaforce.com . Be sureto followthe Force Blog as well as Twitter and Facebook for allthe latest updates.
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