Ricky-Jade Jones' long-awaited Bundesliga debut was worth the wait as the striker rescued a 1-1 draw for St. Pauli away to Cologne.

The 23-year-old joined Kiezkicker from Peterborough United in June, but injury stopped him from hitting the ground running.

In his absence, St. Pauli have endured a torrid season, despite having an unbeaten Bundesliga record from their first three games.

Alexander Blessin's men have since put together a run of nine successive top-flight losses, following a 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich .

The visitors, who did enjoy a morale-boosting 2-1 DFB Cup victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach, went behind again on Saturday.

However, Jones stepped off the bench to capitalise on an error from goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe to score a late equaliser for St. Pauli.

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