Motherwell boss Steven Hammell was left lamenting his side's failure to do the basics right after they switched off late on to allow Ross County's Jordy Hiwula Mayifuila to snatch a point just seconds after he came onto the field.
Stuart McKinstry struck in the 68th minute to put the Steelmen on course for their first win in seven games and a first home win since August, but Staggies substitute Mayifuila made an instant impact as he netted grabbed the equaliser 10 minutes from time after replacing Yan Dhanda.
Motherwell failed to deal with a throw-in and ex-Well player Jordan White fed Mayifuila through to score and Hammell said: "The player has come on the pitch straight away. Our setup is fine for the throw-in but we just don't deal with the basics.