Croatian Mandzukic rose high to meet a deep Diego cross and head in the deserved equaliser in the 85th minute with the 2009 champions down to 10 men and having missed a bagful of chances.
Alexander Meier had put the visitors into the lead on the hour against the run of play, after Halil Altintop’s shot was cleared, giving new coach Christoph Daum reason to smile.
Wolfsburg, who won the 2009 Bundesliga title under Felix Magath before his return late last month, had failed to find the net despite dominating most of the game.
Forward Patrick Helmes, who alone missed half a dozen chances, also failed twice to beat goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann in one-on-one situations early in the second half before Meier struck on the break.
Wolfsburg, down to 10 from the 72nd minute after Germany international Arne Friedrich was sent off for a second booking, kept fighting and grabbed the valuable point that lifted them to 16th place on 28 points.
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