ONE of Happy Valley's unsung heroes on the road to the Esso FA Cup final, mainlander Wei Kexing, hopes to sign off in style against Eastern at the Hong Kong Stadium this afternoon.
Wei, who has had an outstanding season in the Valley engine room, may be making his farewell appearance in Hong Kong before returning to Beijing.
The 30-year-old midfielder said: ''I'm determined to make the most of the final because I'm not sure if I'll be back next season.'' Wei has formed a powerful midfield partnership with Alan Reis, the more defensive of the two, and with veteran playmaker Leung Nang-yan.
And with 20-year-old Simon Collins, their ''Man of the Match'' in last Sunday's semi-final penalty shootout victory over Kitchee, likely to start wide on the left, the Happy Valley midfield has a good balance of youth and experience.
Wei, who spent two years with the Japanese semi-professional team Fujitsu, said Valley's spirit was higher than Eastern's as their opponents were beset with transfer talk, although he acknowledged Eastern were the stronger team.
''There will be more pressure on Eastern than there will be on us because they are the FA Cup holders,'' added Wei.
Several Eastern players, notably midfield schemer Tam Siu-wai, have been linked with summer moves - but team manager Peter Leung said the fact that Tam had already announced he would be leaving the club would not affect today's final.