Ivica Vrdoljak twice missed from the penalty spot, but Michal Zyro and Jakub Kosecki both found the net late on.
With lone front-man Lee Minshull's presence unsettling the York backline they went close three times in quick succession, first Nat Jarvis twice missing the target and Rose showing good technique to fire an effort narrowly over from 30 yards.
It was more United's luck - hitting the woodwork twice, Herrera missing from point blank, a couple of penalty shouts that weren't given - than poor play that stopped them from winning the game.
The Hatters had the chance to snatch all three points in the second half at Whaddon Road, but substitute Mark Cullen twice missed the target from inside the area.
The away side had substitute Kevin Kampl sent off in extra time after picking up a second yellow card but held on for penalties as Bastian Schweinsteiger twice missed with headers from close range.
The Afghanistan pace trio ran in with their wonderful gusto and madcap enthusiasm (talented bowlers these, with some genuine pace) and Hales, opening now in the absence of Moeen Ali, was twice missed at point, once from the third ball he faced and again when 12, both times from the suffering Shapoor Zadran.
On nearly the exact patch of ground from where he twice missed, Duarte positioned himself to receive a free kick, got his forehead on the ball and thumped it into the net.
JM Coetzee has twice missed out on picking up the Booker, although he did feel able to make the trip to Stockholm to receive the $1m-plus Nobel prize for literature from the King of Sweden in 2003.
Warner on the charge, though twice missed by Prior.
Here he was at it again, netting twice with the aplomb sometimes glaringly missing from his game.
