Thieves in Kenya had one goal on Tuesday - steal as many guns and ammunition as possible from an unguarded police station while the officers went to a nearby mall to watch soccer superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the UEFA Champions League quarter finals.

The robbers walked away with three rifles and nearly two dozen rounds of ammunition in Nandi.

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When the cops returned around 1 a.m., they realized what had happened.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League quarterfinal, second leg, soccer match between FC Barcelona and Manchester United at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

“All the officers left the post and went to watch UEFA football match at the nearby trading center and on returning to the post, they noticed the room of the in-charge which is also used as an armory in which the steel box is kept was broken,” the police report said.

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While the red-faced officers had some explaining to do, it was not immediately clear if they faced disciplinary action for abandoning their post.

An investigation has been launched to recover the stolen goods and to catch the culprits.

Protesters face anti-riot police on October 25, 2017 in the Kondele district of Kisumu, an opposition stronghold in western Kenya, a day before the scheduled repeat presidential poll. (Photo credit should read JENNIFER HUXTA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Soccer is an extremely popular sport in Kenya.

On Tuesday, Messi led Barcelona to a 4-0 aggregate win over Manchester United, while Ajax beat Ronaldo's Juventus 3-2 on aggregate to make it into the semi-finals. Barcelona will face Liverpool in the next round, while Ajax will take on Tottenham Hotspur.