Read the following context and choose the best option to answer the question.
Context: It was a GREAT game and so much fun to see boys play football who still love the game for the game and not the money and they still have dreams of leaving their small town to go to Austin , College Station or , God forbid , Lubbock to play division 1 college ball . The game was played at Shotwell stadium on the east side of town . The stadium holds 15,000 and was pretty much sold out ! We got tickets on the Cooper side and therefore decided to cheer for the Cougars but after a hard 48 minutes , Abilene High ended up with the win .
Question: What may be the reason for 48 minutes being hard ?
Options: 
- It was a tough game .
 - It was hard for them to pay attention .
 - It was hard for them to stay awake .
 - None of the above choices .


It was a tough game .