In the starting episodes of Ahiru no Sora, it was shown that Sora had excellent drives and dribbling skills also along with shooting skills (when he played 5-on-1).
Now in these episodes, he is just a good shooter and does not show those skills at all. When they played Shinmaruko High, I can understand it was blocked due to his shooting from a side was weak.
However, when the boys played against the girls' team, how did the girls' team manage to shut his driving skills? It's a little awkward to me.
I have only watched till the anime has aired, so please hide the spoiler if it refers to future references.