Alfred Johansson maintained his unbeaten start to life as Motherwell manager, but his side failed to breakdown Falkirk as the pair played out a lively draw in the Scottish Premiership.
John McGlynn's side were unbeaten against the Steelmen last season - and were victorious on both visits to Fir Park - proving to be a real bogey team for then-boss Jens Berthel Askou.
And they were stubborn here in Lanarkshire once more against a Motherwell side who showed no fatigue from their exploits in Conference League qualifying in midweek.
On the back foot for much of the first half, the Bairns - with seven changes from last weekend's defeat by St Mirren - were much better after the break as the game opened up, allowing for an end-to-end encounter.
Ethan Ross, who was a late call-up to the starting line-up after Joe Gardner got injured in the warm-up, was their biggest threat, firing a few near things, while debutant Finley Barbrook was busy as Falkirk ended the game on top on their way to picking up their first point this term.
On his return to the Well side, having missed the trip to face HJK Helsinki due to visa issues, the influential Ibrahim Said rattled the crossbar before Lukas Fadinger was denied by Bairns goalkeeper Scott Bain after picking up a lovely little through ball in the first half.
Second-half substitutes Alex Lowry and Johnny Koutroumbis blazed efforts high as Motherwell's wait for a first league win over Falkirk since October 2009 goes on.