Illness in three players and an injury to Wilma Hjelm meant that Luleå only had 13 outfielders available against AIK.
The decimated away team also got it tough initially.
Lisa Johansson made it 1-0 already after two minutes and just before the end of the second period, Saana Valkama fixed 2-0 to AIK.
The clock was ticking and the final signal was getting closer and closer - but Luleå would eventually get the event in order.
With nine minutes left to play, Petra Nieminen reduced and a minute later Linn Peterson equalized.
One of the emergency solutions in the line-up was to move up regular defender Ronja Savolainen as forward.
It turned out to be a good choice, as it was Savolainen who completed the turnaround with his decisive 3-2 goal with a little more than a minute left to play.