The home side looked the most likely winner but Aalborg managed to get at least a draw as the two sides launched their Championship playoff campaign with a share of the spoils in a 22-22 draw.
Two minutes before the end, national team player Emil Bergholt put Skjern ahead by one goal and in the subsequent attack, Sander Sagosen threw the ball directly into the hands of an opponent with just 30 seconds left on the clock.
However, the hosts followingly struggled to break through the Aalborg defense which could otherwise have decided the game in their favor.
When the referees' then called passive play on the home side, Portuguese international Joaquim Nazaré, held on to the ball for too long and was shown a red card while Aalborg were awarded a penalty with just ten seconds left on the clock.
Norwegian international Sebastian Barthold then made no mistake from seven meters to save at least a point for Aalborg who, had led the game by two and three goals for the majority of the match thanks to a strong performance from goalkeeper Niklas Landin.
Despite the late equalizer Aalborg will no doubt be unhappy with the result which at the same time was a bad prelude to their Champions League quarter-final against Füchse Berlin on Thursday night.