Surely a ball that hits the post or crossbar and bounces out counts as a shot on goal but not a goal or a save? That's what I always figured such discrepancies to be, anyway...
Definitions vary a bit; however, usually saves are only stops by the goalkeeper. If a defender stops the ball from entering the net or clears it, its not counted as a save. Under some definitions (perhaps the NCAA...maybe, not sure) a shot is counted as "on goal" if it hits the crossbar/post. However, most statisticians don't count those as the normal definition is something similar to a shot on goal is a shot that would have been a goal if not for the defensive play of the other team. For example, here is Opta's definition of SOG: "Any goal attempt that: a) Goes into the net b) Would have gone into the net but for being stopped by a goalkeeper's save c) Would have gone into the net but for being stopped by a defender who is the last man." And in case you were curious, Opta's definition of a save: "A goalkeeper preventing the ball from entering the goal with any part of his body." Again, I don't know what USSF uses or what the international standard is (if there is one).
Final match report: http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/201...2-0-to-win-istria-cup-in-croatia?sf22111653=1 I am quite happy to learn that Rose Lavelle and Rose Lavaud were on the pitch together for the entire match.
I believe that shots that strike the goal frame are not counted as shots on goal. As noted above, shots must be headed for the back or side of the net to be "on goal".