Technically it must have hit the target because the target is the goal ... if not, and confining your answer to two words, what is 'the target' ?
The target is the area where a goal can be scored..hitting the post/bar and it not going in therefore is not the target, it isn't hard to grasp.
... and if you read back you originally said it had 'missed' the target ... I merely pointed out it had, in fact, hit it ... I never mentioned the word 'on' either ... please concentrate more ... and would you like your candy back?
No. Partly because that isn’t a statistic anyone collates and partly because it is then a shot on target.