体坛英语新闻：Santos wins fourth straight in Sao Paulo state championship

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- After a slow start to the 2012 Sao Paulo state championship, Santos put together its fourth consecutive victory in the tournament on Wedensday, winning 2-0 over Comercial in the 9th round and continuing to climb the overall board.

Despite not scoring, stars Neymar and Paulo Henrique Ganso guided their team to victory. The game's first goal came off an assist from Neymar in the 26th minute who dribbled past three defenders and rolled the ball off to a wide-open Ibson to complete the goal.

The team's second goal came in the 81st minute when Elano's free kick was met by a header from Durval, landing the ball into the back of the net.

The result provisionally improves Santos into fourth place with 18 points. In the next round of play the team will receive Ponte Preta on February 25.