One goal in the first 57 seconds. No goals in the last 5,343 seconds.

That was the unusual story of Nebraska’s 1-0 victory over Kansas in the Big 12 Conference soccer opener Friday evening at Jayhawk Soccer Complex.

“Very frustrating,” KU coach Mark Francis said.

Brittany Timko, the league’s leading scorer, drilled a left-footed goal into the upper left of the Jayhawks’ goal less than a minute into the match.

KU’s Meghan Miller, the league’s leading goalkeeper, dove, but really had no chance to block the perfectly placed shot. It was only the third goal Miller has surrendered in 10 games.

“I just looked up and saw a wide net and took a shot at it,” Timko said. “I think that’s probably the earliest goal I’ve scored.”

Timko now has nine goals and nine assists in the 10 games Nebraska (7-3) has played.

“We talked all week about (Timko) being their best player and how we had to watch her,” Francis said. “But she gets off a shot with two players on her. That’s unacceptable.”

KU senior Stacy Leeper was one of those two defenders.

“We knew who to stop,” Leeper said, “but me and Afton (Sauer) didn’t step in front of her like we should have. One minute can make a difference if you’re not focused.”

Still, Kansas had plenty of time to battle back, and Francis said he wasn’t particularly worried. But as shot after KU shot went awry or was stopped by NU goalie Katie Wright, Francis became more and more frustrated.

Kansas finished with 16 shots on goal to Nebraska’s seven. Of those seven, only one was a credited save for Miller. On the flip side, Wright was credited with six saves.

In the last 45 minutes, Nebraska bunkered up, concentrating on stopping Kansas from scoring rather than forging an attack.

“They went into a 4-4-2, but we play against that all the time,” Francis said. “I think it was more an effect of what we didn’t do. I think the problem was our execution.”

Francis clearly expected his players to perform with more precision and enthusiasm in their first Big 12 game because they were at home and meeting one of the league’s perennial powers.

“In some aspects we got outhustled and that’s unusual,” the KU coach said. “I felt our forwards didn’t have any movement, and I don’t know why. Our movement was abysmal.”

Kansas (8-2) will crawl out of the frying pan into the fire when it plays host to defending league champ Colorado at 1 p.m. Sunday.

“We play again in less than 48 hours,” Francis said, “and hopefully we’ll bounce back.”