PERENNIAL Cup runners-up Instant-Dict start today's Viceroy Cup final against Sing Tao at the Hong Kong Stadium with a tag they are beginning to get accustomed to - underdogs.
Instant-Dict, last season's Viceroy Cup beaten finalists and league runners-up, are hoping to snare their first major title after four previous Cup failures and near misses in the league in four seasons of existence.
A poor run in the league this term has put them perilously close to the relegation zone and they enter their fifth Cup final no more guaranteed of winning as starting in the league next season.
Instant-Dict take on a team who also have been far from impressive in the league.
Sing Tao are chasing their first trophy since their last success, the Senior Challenge Shield during the 1991-92 season.
But Instant's 'underdog' tag - compounded by the fact that they lost to Golden 2-1 in the league on Tuesday in their final build-up to the Cup - seems to favour them.