Bresciano scores in ACL defeat Veteran Socceroos midfielder Marco Bresciano scored the opening goal but it wasn't enough to prevent his Qatari club Al Gharafa losing at home in the Asian Champions League round of 16. Saudi club Al Shabab came from behind to win the first leg clash 2-1 at Doha's Al-Gharafa Stadium, with Saudia Arabia forward Nasser Al Shamrani scoring the clincher in the 83rd minute. Bresciano had put the hosts ahead in the 42nd after being picked out by French striker Djibril Cisse, who is on loan from Queens Park Rangers. Eleven minutes after halftime, however, Al Shabab levelled when Sebastian Tagliabue curled the ball beyond a diving goalkeeper Qasem Burhan and Al Shamrani put the finishing touches on the upset win. "We made several mistakes in the second half which cost us a defeat tonight," said Al Gharafa coach Habib Tounsi, whose team topped Group A with four wins. The result of the match will make things difficult for us in the second leg, especially because we will be playing away. We got a positive result because we went into the match with a clear strategy, The return leg is Tuesday at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. Meanwhile, El Jaish of Qatar drew 1-1 with Saudi giant Al Ahli in their ACL round of 16 first leg clash at Al-Rayyan Stadium in Doha. Al Ahli led when Motaz Almosa's towering header from Mansour Al Harbi's cross found the back of the net in first-half stoppage time. But last year's finalists were denied victory when El Jaish captain Anderson capitalised on a defensive mistake to level in the 76th. Al Ahli will host the second leg at the King Abdulaziz Sport City in Sharayea on Tuesday.